Reports

1. Highlights Since the beginning of 2006, 21'467 metric tonnes of food have been dispatched by WFP through its various operations (including: Emergency Operation, Protracted Relief and Rehabilitation Operation (PRRO) and Country Programme) reaching a total of…

NIAMEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - More than 3.8 million people in Niger, or nearly one in three inhabitants, risk running short of food before the next harvest comes in, the U.N. Children's Fund UNICEF said on Friday. Millions of people…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NIAMEY, 9 August (IRIN) - Niger's government has secured international financial backing for its measures to boost rural food supplies and support to increase access to information that could…

Long awaited rains have fallen across most of Niger, increasing hopes that last year's devastating food crisis will not be repeated. In 2005 Niger faced one of the worst hunger crises in its history following severe drought and the country's worst…

Appeal Target: US$ 904,081 Balance requested from ACT alliance: US$ 297,257 Geneva, 8 August 2006 Dear Colleagues, The lack of rain over the past years coupled with swarm of locust and an increase of cereal prices on the market led to a serious…

PREAMBULE La crise alimentaire de 2004/2005 en Afrique de l'Ouest trouve ses origines dans une combinaison de causes structurelles et passagères qui expliquent pourquoi les populations n'ont pas été en mesure de faire face aux aléas, auxquels elles sont pourtant…

(This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations) NIAMEY, 3 Aug 2006 (IRIN) - Vast arid Niger needs to plant more trees and irrigate more land to combat the creeping desert and fight growing hunger, according…

CAFOD partners are running nutrition centres to treat malnourished children as Niger approaches its annual "hungry season" In summer 2005, Niger suffered a catastrophic food crisis that threatened 3.6 million people and left many without sufficient food. CAFOD supporters gave generously donating nearly…

Sommaire Situation alimentaire préoccupante dans le Sahel: Niger- Une évaluation récente conduite conjointement par le système d'alerte précoce, l'Institut National de la Statistique, le Système d'Information des Marchés Agricoles, le PAM, FEWS-NET, la FAO et la Commission Européenne estime à 3,8…

Kano-Katsina-Maradi: some indicators The K²M area is made up of the states of Kano and Katsina in Nigeria and the province of Maradi in Niger. Together, these three cover a land area of 83,000 km², a territory slightly larger than…