Informes

The west African nation of Niger is the second poorest country in the world. More than three million people in Niger (pop. 12.9 million) are in critical need of food after a rapid deterioration in the food situation due…

Sparked by a severe drought and devastating infestation of locusts, the food shortage is affecting countries across Africa's Sahel region. Millions of people in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal are also facing starvation. With help from its…

I. Points marquants 140 nouveaux cas de cholera, dont 14 décès, ont été rapportés durant la semaine 35, soit entre le 2 et le 10 septembre. Le nombre de cas de choléra est en augmentation, dans la…

Highlights - ABC Ecologie has completed its distributions in Ouallam and most other partners will finish this week. - WFP has thus far dispatched a total of 15,431 MTs of food for the first round of general distributions, enough food to…

SITUACIÓN GENERAL La crisis alimentaria persiste Como se ha señalado en los Informes precedentes, Níger padece desde el pasado mes de octubre una escasez de alimentos sin precedentes que, a pesar de los reiterados llamamientos lanzados por la Cáritas y la…

I. Points marquants Le paludisme continue de sévir et reste une des principales causes de morbidité et de mortalité. Du fait d’une résistance élevée à la chloroquine dans le pays, un nouveau protocole national re-commande l’adoption d'artemether-lumefantrine…

I. Highlights Malaria is rampant and continues to be one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality. Due to the high incidence of chloroquine resistance in the country, a new national protocol is recommending the adoption…

Highlights - The distribution plan is being revised to take into account forgotten villages, areas with high malnutrition rates and vulnerable nomadic herders. - WFP is working with partners on preparations for its Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) to take place…

Points saillants L'épidémie de choléra continue de sévir dans la région de Tahoua, avec apparition de nouveaux foyers dans le district de Bouza et létalité élevée (10%). Illegawane, le seul foyer du District Sanitaire de Madaoua est éteint depuis trois…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)Note: The last fact sheet was dated August 26, 2005. NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Affected population – Niger 2,700,000 Government of Niger, August 19, 2005 Affected population – Mali 1,000,000 WFP (1),…