Informes

By Brian Padden Dakoro, Niger, 16 August 2005 - Although the president of Niger recently said there is no famine in his country, the U.N. World Food Program sees it differently, estimating that more than 2.5 million Nigerians are…

The Federal Foreign Office is making available an additional 250,000 euro in aid to UNICEF to help famine victims in Niger. The funds will be used by UNICEF to airlift urgently-needed therapeutic food to the country. UNICEF recently received…

Nomads have been so badly hit by the Niger food crisis that their already fragile way of life is at risk, according to a new Oxfam assessment in southern Niger. On average, nomads have lost 70 per cent of their…

As the Disasters Emergency Committee closes its appeal for Niger, having raised an incredible =A317 million, Christian relief and development agency, Tearfund, thanks its supporters for their overwhelming generosity. In addition, over =A3400,000 has been received by Tearfund since the…

1. HIGHLIGHTS - The rate of uplifting from the vessel in the port of Lome has increased to an average 900 MTs per day. - Additional contributions would enable WFP to locally purchases pulses to fill immediate shortfalls. - The current…

Cáritas. Madrid, 16 de agosto de 2005.- A pesar de los esfuerzos llevados a cabo por el personal humanitario en las zonas de Níger más afectadas por la hambruna, más de dos millones de personas permanecen en una situación…

Trócaire has raised €485,021 for its Niger. Fund and €216, 476 for its Africa Emergency. Appeal to date. Trócaire's partner in Niger (Catholic Relief Services) has begun the distribution of over 991 metric tons of millet,beans and cooking oil to some 42,500…

The Monitor's View When pictures of last year's tsunami devastation sped around the world, people and nations opened their hearts and their pocketbooks. The same thing is now happening with a hunger crisis in the West African country of Niger, where…

The International Red Cross is rapidly establishing a critical food pipeline in West Africa to help meet the needs of more than half a million people - including tens of thousands of children who are threatened by severe food…

Une grave pénurie alimentaire touche en ce moment le Niger, le Mali et le nord du Burkina Faso, dans la bande sahélienne de l'Afrique. C'est au Niger que la situation est la plus grave avec de plus en plus…