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Current Requirements (US$)$662.2 million
Crisis overview and projections
The humanitarian situation in Niger remained worrying throughout 2023. The security situation continues to deteriorate, leading to population movements. Between January and September 2023, the number of internally displaced people rose from 361,593 to 436,398, an increase of 17 per cent. The regions most affected are Diffa and Tillaberi. Due to insecurity, 989 schools remain closed – 93 per cent of which are in the Tillaberi region – affecting 84,561 children, 48.8 per cent of whom are girls.
As of 9 October 2023, more than 169,000 people (including 52 deaths) have been been affected by floods. Like last year, the worst-affected region remained Maradi (with 67,500 people affected). Over the same period in 2022, more than 266,000 people were affected.
The food security situation has not improved, although the estimated number of food-insecure people during the lean season (3.3 million) is lower than in 2022 (4.4 million). The November 2022 SMART survey indicates a global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate of 12.2 per cent and a severe acute malnutrition (SAM) rate of 2.4 per cent. While acute malnutrition rates have fallen slightly since 2018, they have remained consistently above the WHO alert threshold (10 per cent for GAM, 2 per cent for SAM).
Niger has reported a diphtheria epidemic that began on 17 July 2023. As of 23 October, 2,351 cases have been reported in 21 health districts, with 163 deaths, representing a 7 per cent case-fatality rate.
Ouallam, Niger
Pupils attend Medina School, which hosts displaced children.
OCHA/Alassane SarrThe sanctions imposed on Niger by the international community and ECOWAS following the coup d'état on 26 July are exacerbating the socioeconomic situation of the population in general and the displaced population in particular. This situation also has impacted the food security with increased food prices, shortages of food products and a reduction in trade and economic activities, higher inflation coupled with negative GDP per capita growth, and an increase in poverty rate. WFP market monitoring released in September 2023, using SIMA data, shows a 35 per cent increase in the average national price of rice and a 12 per cent increase in the price of sorghum, compared to the period prior to the political crisis (week of 17 to 23 July 2023). Border closures are preventing humanitarian actors from bringing in food supplies and other relief items that could alleviate the already precarious situation of these populations. Available stocks in the country are being depleted, and if the situation does not evolve positively, there is a risk of a serious humanitarian crisis.
The suspension of humanitarian operations in areas of military operations issued by the authorities on 31 August 2023, and the fact that expatriate partners are subject to military escort, have considerably reduced access to affected populations, particularly in hard-to-reach areas. Many humanitarian missions have been cancelled countrywide (as of 16 October), potentially depriving approximately 550,000 people living in those military operations areas (24 per cent of people in need) of vital assistance in several sectors.
If the security situation in neighboring countries (Mali and Burkina Faso) continues to deteriorate, and sanctions by the international community and ECOWAS remain in place, 2024 is shaping up to be a year of great challenges for Niger.
Goubey, Dosso region, Niger
Harira Soumana has benefited from the Anticipatory Action project implemented by the Nigerien NGO Garkua and funded by WFP. " We are grateful that they built this space, it gives us the motivation to come every day. We have discovered foods and dishes that we didn't know before, we have changed our diet. Before, our children were malnourished, and we mothers suffered a lot. Today we have enough food and we can even sell what we have in excess.”
OCHA/Michele CattaniResponse priorities in 2024
In 2023, despite the change of context and funding challenges faced by humanitarian actors throughout the year, the humanitarian community provided assistance to 2.2 million people in at least one of the sectors. This represents 83 per cent of the targeted population under the HRP, with 42 per cent of funding coverage (US$ 583 million as of 31 October 2023). The high number of people reached compared to the low funding rate can be explained by the fact that the results reported by some partners also include projects carried out outside the HRP.
In 2024, the focus will be on the most vulnerable populations heavily impacted by various shocks. The persistence of sanctions, insecurity and climate change will most likely impact thousands of men and women who may fall into extreme poverty. As a result, the number of people in need is expected to reach 4.5 million, an increase of 5 per cent compared to 2023.
Evolution de la réponse humanitaire
19-May-2026
Evolution de la réponse humanitaire
| Année | Type | Personnes dans le besoin | Personnes ciblées | Besoins financiers ($) | Financement ($) | % Financé |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
3.1 million
|
2 million
|
$675.6 million
|
$82.2 million
|
12.2%
|
|
| 2025 |
2.6 million
|
2.1 million
|
$603 million
|
$156.8 million
|
26%
|
|
| 2024 |
4.5 million
|
3 million
|
$662.2 million
|
$363.4 million
|
54.9%
|
|
| 2023 |
4.3 million
|
2.7 million
|
$583.9 million
|
$298.2 million
|
51.1%
|
|
| 2022 |
3.7 million
|
2.4 million
|
$552.6 million
|
$384.1 million
|
69.5%
|
|
| 2021 |
3.8 million
|
2.1 million
|
$523.2 million
|
$264.2 million
|
50.5%
|
|
| 2020 |
3.7 million
|
2.2 million
|
$516.1 million
|
$371.4 million
|
72%
|
|
| 2019 |
2.3 million
|
1.6 million
|
$383.1 million
|
$221.1 million
|
57.7%
|
|
| 2018 |
2.4 million
|
1.8 million
|
$338.3 million
|
$179.5 million
|
53.1%
|
|
| 2017 |
HRP
|
|
|
$287.3 million
|
$229.8 million
|
80%
|