Niger
HIGHLIGHTS WFP's Executive Director met with Niger's Prime Minister and President last week; the GoN has reaffirmed its partnership with WFP. The After Action Review was successfully carried out, and produced a number of valuable recommendations (more details on page 5). A total…
Niger
I. Points marquants - Le 2 décembre 2005, les Nations-Unies ont lancé un appel de fonds de plus de 145 millions de dollars pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest afin de couvrir les besoins en aide humanitaire pour 2006. L'appel est destiné…
Niger
I. Highlights - On 2 December 2005, the United Nations called for $145 million US dollars for West Africa as part of the Humanitarian Appeal 2006. The Humanitarian Appeal covers health, food, water, and hygiene sectors in 16 countries of…
Niger
NIAMEY, le 2 décembre (IRIN) - A l'occasion de la réunion organisée conjointement par le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) et le gouvernement nigérien sur la gestion de la crise alimentaire qui a secoué le pays, le Premier ministre a…
Niger
The collapse of a bridge in northern Benin created a massive bottleneck in one of WFP's key supply lines for getting food aid into Niger, and presented a serious logistical challenge. But with a partnership-based approach and pure hard…
Niger
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NIAMEY, 1 December (IRIN) - Talks this week among Niger and aid organisations on the response to the country's food crisis are taking place amid demands by the…
Niger
NIAMEY, le 30 novembre (IRIN) - Le gouvernement nigérien a lancé une campagne de traitement gratuit des personnes atteintes de bilharziose, une maladie parasitaire qui touche près de 25 pour cent des 12 millions d'habitants que compte le pays. Selon…
Niger
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NIAMEY, 30 November (IRIN) - The Niger government has launched a campaign of free treatment for the bilharzia parasite, which infects one quarter of the country's 12 million people. The…
Niger
Executive summary 1.1 The June-September 2005 Food Emergency in Niger occurred as a result of a convergence of contributory factors; some of which were foreseeable and some of which could not have been predicted until it was…
Niger
NIAMEY, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Niger has accused aid agencies of exaggerating the threat of severe food shortages next year to boost their funds and threatened to expel any organisation operating without government blessing. Health Minister Ary Ibrahim said reports of…
