Reports

SITUACIÓN GENERAL - La crisis alimentaria persiste Como se ha señalado en los dos Informes precedentes, Níger padece desde el pasado mes de octubre una escasez de alimentos sin precedentes a la que, a pesar de los reiterados llamamientos lanzados por…

Köln/Bamako. Today French-German teams of Malteser International in cooperation with local helpers are distributing 285 bags of maize corn (100 kg per bag) to 1,500 families in the region Tilabery, located 70 km northwest of the capital Niamey in…

By Brian Padden Garin Goubli, Niger, 18 August 2005 - In the village of Garin Goubli in Niger, life appears to go on as normal. A woman draws water from the village well. Construction on a new mosque continues. And…

The Sahel region in West Africa is a fragile, arid ecosystem south of the Sahara Desert. It is home to one of the earth's last nomadic herding cultures, and struggles from increasing levels of drought and desertification. A crippling famine…

According to Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomäki, the public image of the Finnish development cooperation and the humanitarian assistance Finland is providing has been too one-sided at times. "Finland is not blind and deaf to the suffering of…

1. Highlights - No new contributions have been confirmed for the Niger operation since the 11 August. - The current shortfall of WFP's operation is 32.8 million US dollars, corresponding to 42,564 metric tonnes of food. 2. SECURITY No security incidents to…

Once again Tearfund's supporters have responded with amazing generosity to this latest food crisis. But as Tearfund's partner agencies scale up their operations to help 45,000 people across the Sahel region, we also ask: why was more not done…

LAGOS, Aug 17, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Nigerian government is to spend 120 million naira (about 923,000 US dollars) to construct infrastructure in border areas to shelter famine-hit Nigeriens to be resettled in northern Nigeria, the official…

Comunicado de Prensa 68/05 El objetivo de la Institución es atender al mayor n=FAmero de personas que se encuentran en situación de desnutrición moderada en la región de Maradí y evitar la desnutrición severa. Dos nuevos delegados parten hacia Níger y…

Tahoua, Niger -- Rain has arrived in Niger. But, though the trees are green and grass now sprouts in the desert soil, people continue to suffer the consequences of a devastating locust invasion of a year ago and a…