-
Sahel: Partnership is key to addressing crisis
22 October, 2012
Delegates from OIC listen to a representative from FAO on the difference supplying improved seeds makes in the lives of farmers in Niger. Credit: OCHA/Franck Kuwonu
Humanitarian partnership mission to Sahel calls for collective response.
A high-level humanitarian partnership delegation hosted by the...
Read More >>
-
Interview: Niger
24 September, 2012
February 2012, Niger: A vendor in a market in Niger's capital Niamey. Food insecurity is affecting over 40 per cent of the population. Credit: OCHA/David Ohana
Go beyond the emergencies and deal with the country’s structural problems, says Humanitarian Coordinator Fodé Ndiaye
More than 40 per cent of...
Read More >>
-
CERF: Emergency funding helps fight cholera in Niger
18 September, 2012
Aid workers conducting cholera awareness campaigns in Niger. Credit: UNICEF Niger
LEAD: UNICEF and WHO receive $1m to respond to the epidemic.
Three-year-old Djamilatu was rushed to a nearby health centre after suffering from diarrhoea and abdominal pain, common symptoms of cholera. “She was in a...
Read More >>
-
Niger: Heavy rains and floods force more than 400,000...
1 September, 2012
Carrying personal belonging away from flooded areas in Niamey anyway they can. Credit: OCHA/Franck Kuwonu
The Government, UN agencies and humanitarian partners help thousands of people flooded out of their homes.
A month of heavy rains in Niger has caused the Niger River to overflow and flood areas in...
Read More >>
-
Niger: Hit by a food crisis, Tillabéry now faces a cholera...
3 August, 2012
Villagers going about their daily lives: bathing, doing laundry, fetching water, playing in the Niger River. Credit: OCHA Niger/Franck Kuwonu
The number of cholera cases tripled in the first half of 2012, say humanitarian organizations.
Humanitarian organizations warn that western Niger’s Tillab...
Read More >>
