Niger
Posted on Concern Blogs I arrived in Niger three months ago to help the Concern Worldwide country team scale up and roll out an emergency program to respond to the emerging food crisis. It's hard to say when exactly this shifted from…
Niger
2 June 2010: Plan and partners have completed the first round of food distribution to 73,000 severely vulnerable people affected by the food crisis in Niger. Working with the World Food Programme, Nigerien government and local non-governmental organisations, 1,048 tons of…
Niger
The only thing Attahirou Roro can do with his dried-up crops is to use them as material for the walls of his little hut. Too little rain during the last planting season meant diminished crops. Poor families that barely…
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International aid agency Oxfam welcomes the European Commission's new aid package of 24 million euros (USD$30 million) for Niger and other countries in the Sahel region of West Africa, which was announced today in Brussels. The announcement demonstrates the renewed commitment…
Niger
MEMO/10/227 Bruxelles, le Mercredi 2 Juin 2010 La Commissaire européenne à l'aide humanitaire, Kristalina Georgieva, se rendra au Niger les 3 et 4 juin prochains pour évaluer la situation humanitaire du pays et la réponse engagée pour faire face à la…
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(1. Juni 2010). Alliance2015, a coalition of some of Europe's most authoritative development NGOs urged the European Commission (EC) at a hearing in the European Parliament to show bold and responsible leadership in the preparations towards the UN Summit…
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Niamey, Niger, 1 June 2010 - The European Commission (EC) has contributed €5m to stop the escalating nutrition crisis in Niger. UNICEF Niger and its partners will use the fund over the next 17 months to address the country's food…
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La organización está trabajando en la zona para mitigar los efectos de la falta de alimentos y evitar un impacto más grave en la población afectada. En el =FAltimo periodo de lluvias las precipitaciones fueron irregulares, llegaron tarde y cesaron…
Niger
Key Messages Current food prices in the country are still high. Insecurity and political tension coupled by the extended drought has resulted in decreased output thereby deteriorating food insecurity conditions. The country is experiencing a prolonged food crisis and 7.8 million people are…
Niger
By Joëlle Onimus-Pfortner ANGALNADINAO, Niger, May 2010 - "This year's harvest was disastrous," says Ali, the Angalnadinao village chief. "No cowpeas, no millet, no peanuts - nothing, absolutely nothing, was harvested. A total crop failure." As Ali speaks, it is hard…
