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Population Indicators: Total population (2003): 11,972,000 Population under 18 (2003): 6,784,000 Population under 5 (2003): 2,549,000 Annual number of births (2003): 662,000 Nutrition Indicators: Infants with low-birth weight (1998-2003): 17% Children exclusively breast-fed (<6 months): 1% Breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months): 56% Children still…
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Food aid is beginning to flow into Niger, where some 2.9 million people face food shortages.By Abraham McLaughlin and Christian Allen Purefoy JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, AND MARADI, NIGER -- Heart-wrenching stories of hunger are starting to flow…
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The Present Context Ranking the second to last on the UNDP Human Poverty Index Scale, Niger suffers from endemic poverty: over 60% of the country's 11.5 million people live with less than $1 per day. Life expectancy is 46 and…
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Introduction Cette synthèse est élaborée à partir de l'exploitation des fiches du suivi permanent des zones vulnérables. Les fiches sont remplies au niveau local par les agents de terrain de tous les services intervenant dans le domaine de la sécurité…
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By Matthew Green TAHOUA, Niger, July 31 (Reuters) - The United Nations has more than doubled the number of people it plans to feed in Niger over the past few days as dwindling food supplies in villages bring people closer…
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Main findings In May 2005, approximately 2.9 million chronically food-insecure people in rural Niger were at greatly increased risk and another 0.9 million were considered highly vulnerable. Food-insecure - 28% (2.9 million) This group has the highest percentage - 26% - of…
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Bonn, 31 July 2005. There is still an urgent need for food for underfed children in this West African region struck by famine. In one village, which Welthungerhilfe (German Agro Action) staff visited yesterday in Niger, 500 children out…
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I. Early warning systems for food security in West Africa 1.1 The systems Since the drought in the Sahel in 1973, efforts have been made by different regional and international organisations as well as cooperation agencies to prevent food crises and…
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La France, mobilisée depuis le début de la crise, est le principal donateur bilatéral d'aide alimentaire au Niger, outre bien sûr sa contribution à l'aide versée via l'Union européenne qui vient de signer une dotation de 2,5 milliards de…
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EVENEMENTS SIGNIFICATIFS - Niger : Situation alimentaire toujours alarmante - Mauritanie : Taya déposé par un coup d’Etat, une junte militaire dirige le pays - Guinée Bissau : Nino Vieira élu Président par les résultats du scrutin du deuxième…
