Rapports

AFR/1163, IHA/1044 (Reissued as received.) NIAMEY/GENEVA/NEW-YORK, 19 May (OCHA) - The United Nations has issued a flash appeal for the Niger, asking for $16.2 million to combat the severe food crisis threatening the country. Immediate needs include food aid for some 3.6…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- The crisis Nutritional surveys and food security data are showing a critical situation in vulnerable areas of Niger (Tillabéri, Tahoua, Maradi, Diffa, Agadez, Zinder) affected by the 2004 desert locust infestation and drought. These…

Appeal Target: US$ 2,571,529Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$590,504 Geneva, 14 September 2005 Dear Colleagues, In extensive parts of Niger, both the agricultural production of 2004 and grasslands reserved for cattle have been severely affected by drought and swarms…

By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, May 9 (Reuters) - A swarm of locusts has descended on a town in southeastern Niger, sparking fears that the West African nation, where millions of people face food shortages, could endure another invasion of…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NIAMEY, 9 May 2005 (IRIN) - Clashes between nomadic herdsmen and local landowners in drought-hit Niger resulted in the death of 11 people at the weekend, a radio…

General Situation during April 2005 Forecast until mid-June 2005 During April, only very limited breeding occurred in Northwest Africa, mainly in northeast Algeria and to a lesser extent in northeast Morocco. Low numbers of adults were present in…

L'enquête nutritionnelle effectuée par l'organisation dans la région du Kidal, au Mali, montre qu'un enfant de moins de 5 ans sur trois souffre de malnutrition aigüe. Action contre la Faim lance un appel à la communauté internationale afin qu'elle…

MSF expects to treat 20,000 severely malnourished children in 2005 in feeding centers and consultation sites. In comparison, MSF treated 30,000 malnourished children worldwide in 2004. MSF: Paris - In the face of increasing severe malnutrition in Niger, the international medical…

Locusts, poor rainfall wreaking havoc on crops GENEVA/NIAMEY, 22 April 2005 -- UNICEF today called for urgent funding to feed 800,000 children between under five years of age caught in the throes of a food crisis due to an ongoing plague…

NIAMEY - The United Nations World Food Programme has warned that approximately 350,000 children under five years-old in the West African state of Niger could be suffering from malnutrition according to the results of a survey published today in…