Reference :
V-P-NE-E-00040
Date :
03/01/2012
Caption :
Tillabéry region, Abala department, Kabéfo. Volunteers from the Red Cross Society of Niger assess the nutritional health of a child before a food distribution.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC website, Operational Update No 12/01
Niger: coping with the food crisis
Niger is experiencing a food crisis, like other countries of the Sahel, and must cope with an influx of refugees and of its own nationals fleeing conflict in northern Mali. The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of Niger are bringing aid to the neediest.
"In the area around Tillabéry, where we are focusing our efforts, people had not yet recovered from the crisis of 2009-2010 when they had to accommodate tens of thousands of Malian refugees and Niger returnees within just a few weeks at the beginning of this year," said Jürg Eglin, who heads the ICRC's regional delegation for Niger and Mali. "Given the scale of their needs, they now have to rely on emergency food aid. They also need financial support, livestock feed, and support to prepare for the growing and grazing season."
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Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4000x3000
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
