FAO emergencies and resilience

Niger

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27.6 million
country population

2.2 million people
in acute food insecurity

335 277 people
internally displaced

to assist 704 200 people FAO requires USD 26.5 million for 2025

The Niger faces a worsening humanitarian crisis due to the coup d’état (July 2023), persistent insecurity perpetrated by non-state armed groups against civilians, chronic poverty and natural hazards, including seasonal floods and recurrent droughts. The combination of these factors is significantly affecting agricultural livelihoods in the country. With unprecedented food shortages and 80 percent of the country’s population living in rural areas, vulnerable households urgently need agricultural support to produce their own food.
Highlights
News
Acute food insecurity and malnutrition rise for sixth consecutive year in world’s most fragile regions – new report
16/05/2025

In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while...

News
Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season
29/04/2025

FAO calls to enhance monitoring and initiate early control measures in affected countries

 
 
Key documents
05/2025

The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to take rapid and effective action in response to food and agricultural threats and emergencies.

05/2025

This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of the tenth-round assessment conducted in October 2024 in the Niger.

05/2025

The Special Fund for Emergency and Resilience Activities (SFERA) enables the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to respond swiftly and flexibly to food and agricultural emergencies.

 
 
Multimedia
Video
How FAO’s Anticipatory Actions protect rural livelihoods in the Niger
14/02/2024

In 2022, severe floods hit the Niger causing crop and livestock losses and the destruction of cultivated land.

Video
FAO, IFAD and WFP interventions in Niger
08/06/2022

By rehabilitating a water pond and stocking it with fish, FAO, IFAD and WFP have contributed to improve the food security of local communities.

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