A recent UNICEF report indicates that more than two million people are suffering from malnutrition in Niger.
The organization says the combination of armed conflict and natural disasters explains this situation which has led to significant displacement in the country and devastated hundreds of thousands of children.
According to UNICEF, there is an urgent need for 100 million dollars to meet the vital humanitarian needs of children this year in Niger.
The Fund’s Representative Aboubacry Tall says, of the 2.2 million people in need nutritional assistance, 1.6 million are children under 5 years old. More specifically, some 450,000 Nigerien children suffer from severe acute malnutrition.
UNICEF further recalls that Niger is often faced with food shortages and malnutrition, worsened by the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UNICEF representative in Niger, however, specified that the Niamey authorities and humanitarian partners are engaged on the ground to best manage this humanitarian emergency.
