Niger
SOMMAIRE ET IMPLICATIONS La situation alimentaire des ménages demeure critique dans les zones affectées par l'insécurité alimentaire au Niger. Le mois de juillet est caractérisé par une aggravation supplémentaire des insuffisances de disponibilité de céréales lorsque comparée…
Niger
July 29, 2005 Ottawa -- The Honourable Aileen Carroll, Minister of International Cooperation, announced today that Canada will provide an additional $1 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to help fight hunger in Niger. The funding, provided by…
Niger
Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world and now more than 2.4 million people are facing food shortages after locusts and drought destroyed last year's crops. An estimated 224,000 tons of Niger's two staple crops (millet and…
Niger
July 29, 2005: New York. In response to the ongoing crisis in Niger, the international aid organization Action Against Hunger/ACF has begun distributing 3000 tons of food to 153,000 people. The organization has also begun treating 27,000 malnourished children in…
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Vatican City, 29 July 2005 - Caritas Niger has sounded the alarm on its country's rising food crisis; serious food shortages have left around 3.6 million people vulnerable to malnutrition, starvation, and disease. In 2004, locust invasions, drought, and…
Niger
From 13 to 28 July 2005, the Ministry of Health, Niger reported a total of 49 cases and 5 deaths (case fatality rate 10.2%). Cases have occurred in Bouza health district, Tahoua region. Vibrio cholerae O1 has been laboratory…
Niger
GOAL urgently require doctors and nurses to work on our emergency programme in Niger - French speakers preferable. Please contact personnel department on 01 2809779 Newsflash: GOAL are airlifting 40 metric tonnes of Corn Soya Blend emergency food to arrive in Niamey,…
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UNICEF appeals to the world community for an additional US$14.6 million to save children's lives in Niger Niamey/Geneva/New York - 29 July 2005 - UNICEF has issued an additional emergency appeal for US$14.6 million to care for 32,000 children suffering…
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[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] DAKAR, 29 July (IRIN) - The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) will more than double the number of people to receive food aid in Niger, aiming to reach…
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27-29 July 2005 I HUMANITARIAN HIGHLIGHTS WFP increases number of people being targeted with food aid To date, WFP has been targeting 1.2 million people, but this figure is now expected to rise to 2.5 million over the coming month. Some…
