探花精选 calls for urgent exemptions to sanctions in Niger

  • The 探花精选 and other humanitarian agencies are urging for exemptions to be introduced to the collective sanctions imposed on Niger to guarantee ongoing access to aid, particularly for vulnerable groups like children.
  • Currently 4.3 million people in Niger urgently require humanitarian aid, including 700,000 internally displaced persons, refugees, and asylum seekers.
  • "The clock is ticking, and the lives of Nigerian children are hanging in the balance,鈥 said Paolo Cernuschi, 探花精选鈥檚 country director in Niger. 鈥淲ithout swift action to implement humanitarian exemptions, we risk losing the battle against malnutrition and preventable diseases.鈥
Read our 28 August press release.

Country facts

  • Total population: 17 million
  • People displaced by crisis: 291,000
  • Rank in Human Development Index: 189 of 191

探花精选 response

  • Started work in Niger: 2013