Reports

By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, June 8 (Reuters) - Niger's government ministers have pledged to dip into their own pockets and give around two-thirds of a month's salary to help millions of people facing severe food shortages in the impoverished West…

With less than a quarter of the $16 million in funds coming in for drought-stricken Niger and nearly 4 million people facing a catastrophic famine, the United Nations expert on the right to food is making a five-day emergency…

This is the beginning of the most critical period in the year and, four months away from the next harvest, all the indicators are already in the red. MSF:Paris: In response to the nutritional crisis in Niger, Médecins Sans Frontières has…

LOME, Jun 7, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The European Union (EU) provided Niger with 2.5 billion African Francs (about 4.7 million US dollars) in aid to continue improving Niger people's food security, according to the reports of the…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Niamey, 7 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Faced by the prospect of more than three million people going hungry, the government of Niger has opted not to give…

By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, June 7 (Reuters) - Niger plans to launch food loans to help more than 2 million subsistence farmers facing severe shortages in the poor West African nation after a drought and locust infestation. Prime Minister Hama Amadou…

General Situation during May 2005 Forecast until mid-July 2005 Small-scale breeding commenced in central Niger during May and control operations were initiated against small hopper bands that started to form by the end of the month. Several immature…

See below for French version (New York, 2 June 2005): Two weeks ago, as Niger's lean season neared and indications emerged that the country faced a looming "silent crisis," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) launched…

By Jane O'Brien NEW YORK, 2 June 2005 - Hundreds of thousands of children in Niger are facing serious malnutrition because of food shortages. Swarms of locusts consumed the bulk of last year's crops and livestock died from hunger and…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NIAMEY, 2 June (IRIN) - Thousands of people marched in the streets of the Niger capital Niamey on Thursday to denounce their government's inability to respond to food…