http://www.wfp.org/feeds/Niger Country content en http://www.wfp.org/content/sahel-malnourished-remain-above-one-million-2013 Despite good rains across much of the Sahel this year, 1.4 million children are expected to be malnourished - up from one million in 2012, according to the 2013 Sahel regional strategy. (..) But humanitarians worry of donor fatigue and many are concerned possible military intervention in Mali will distract donors from the chronic food insecurity and malnutrition crises in the region. (..) Alain Cordeil, head of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mauritania, voiced his fears. “If we only have political interest from donors for refugees, we will not solve the problems for this region…This could be very chaotic,” he told IRIN. Hunger in the news Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mauritania Niger Senegal The Gambia hunger in the news Africa IRIN Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:26:01 +0000 WFP 367241 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/meeting-rome-un-officials-stress-link-between-food-security-and-peace-sahel Addressing a meeting at the FAO headquarters in Rome – attended by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on the Sahel, Romano Prodi, and other senior UN officials and mediators dealing directly with the Sahel crisis – FAO’s Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, noted that the relation between food insecurity, hunger and the dispute over natural resources and conflicts was particularly evident in the Sahel. Hunger in the news Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mali Mauritania Niger The Gambia hunger in the news Africa UN News Centre Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:22:47 +0000 WFP 361583 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/torrential-rains-lead-prolonged-flooding-and-devastated-cropland Flooding during the rainy season affected hundreds of thousands of people in Niger.  Many were displaced from their homes and took refuge in schools and public sheltered buildings.  WFP launched cash transfers for the first time in Niamey to assist flood victims to buy locally available food. EMOP Cash and Vouchers First time here Responding to Emergencies Niger Sahel Local Africa Cash and Vouchers Emergencies Floods Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:25:24 +0000 Vigno Hounkanli 317705 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/niger-flooding-adds-humanitarian-woes Already beset with a severe hunger crisis, the West African nation of Niger is now grappling with the worst flooding in 80 years. (..) The rains, which were essential to help a nation that has suffered droughts in 2005, 2010 and this year, have destroyed thousands of acres of crops, hurting thousands of desperate families. Hunger in the news Niger hunger in the news Africa The Washington Post Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:39:01 +0000 WFP 316932 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/niger-child-marriage-rise-due-hunger Even at the best of times, one out of every three girls in Niger marries before her 15th birthday, a rate of child marriage among the highest in the world. Now this custom is being layered on top of a crisis. At times of severe drought, parents pushed to the wall by poverty and hunger are marrying their daughters at even younger ages. Hunger in the news Niger hunger in the news Africa NPR/AP Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:22:32 +0000 WFP 307477 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/despite-food-assistance-sahel-food-crisis-still-persists-%E2%80%93-un-agency The growing regularity of droughts across the Sahel region has left millions in need of emergency food assistance, the UN humanitarian food agency announced today, while also warning that malnutrition was still rampant in Senegal, Chad, Niger and Mauritania. A spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP), Elisabeth Byrs, told reporters in Geneva that the UN agency already assisted six million people in the Sahel during the month of July – but cautioned that humanitarian needs still remained “huge” ahead of the October harvest. Hunger in the news Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal The Gambia Sahel hunger in the news Africa UN News Centre Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:20:39 +0000 WFP 307476 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/niger-preventing-malnutrition-during-hunger-season During the lean season, WFP is providing special fortified food to prevent malnutrition to close to 1 million children under 2 as well as nursing mothers. (..) “Preventing and treating acute malnutrition is at the core of WFP’s response in the country,” said Darline Raphael, head of WFP’s nutrition unit in Niger. Malnutrition has always been a concern in the country, especially during the lean season. Hunger in the news Niger Sahel hunger in the news worth reading Africa U.S. Department of State Blog Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:39:56 +0000 WFP 300347 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/thirty-one-killed-july-niger-floods-un At least 31 people have been killed and nearly 100,000 more left homeless by severe flooding that has affected Niger since mid-July, the UN's humanitarian affairs office said Tuesday. (..) OCHA warned that flooding will have "a negative effect on the food situation" in Niger, which sits in the semi-arid Sahel belt running across Africa, separating Sahara from savannah. Hunger in the news Niger Sahel hunger in the news AFP Africa Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:47:48 +0000 WFP 290586 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/nomads-niger-sell-camels-end-way-life-economy-unravels In markets all over Niger, hungry people are selling hungry animals for half their normal value, giving up on the milk and money of tomorrow so that their children can eat today. Their plight is a sign of how far the economy of the desert has broken down, leaving its people unable to feed themselves in drought after drought. Hunger in the news Niger hunger in the news Africa The Washington Post / AP Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:57:07 +0000 WFP 289197 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/sahel-crisis-by-country Hunger is on the rise across the Sahel region of West Africa, a massive swathe of territory that stretches across eight countries from Chad in the east to Senegal in the west. Here is a rundown of the situation in each country and a look at how we're responding to help the people who live there.   Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal The Gambia Sahel Africa Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:25:57 +0000 WFP 222275 at http://www.wfp.org