Niger is in a dire humanitarian situation amid sanctions imposed by ECOWAS (Economic Society of West African States) over the coup d'état, the Associated Press reported, citing a UN official.
"We are rapidly running out of funding, of medicines. People are running out of food," the publication quoted Louise Aubin, the UN permanent coordinator in Niger, as saying.
Niger is one of the poorest countries to receive humanitarian aid before the coup. In 2021, the country was allocated $1.77 billion, more than half of which was for humanitarian aid as well as social infrastructure and services. However, aid disbursements have been suspended since the coup.
Oben fears that the UN's 2023 target of delivering humanitarian aid to at least 80 per cent of Niger's 4.4 million people in need of support may not be achievable.
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"We are rapidly running out of funding, of medicines. People are running out of food," the publication quoted Louise Aubin, the UN permanent coordinator in Niger, as saying.
Niger is one of the poorest countries to receive humanitarian aid before the coup. In 2021, the country was allocated $1.77 billion, more than half of which was for humanitarian aid as well as social infrastructure and services. However, aid disbursements have been suspended since the coup.
Oben fears that the UN's 2023 target of delivering humanitarian aid to at least 80 per cent of Niger's 4.4 million people in need of support may not be achievable.
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