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Niger continues to suffer significant humanitarian needs due to conflict, displacement, food insecurity, child malnutrition, and epidemics. The multi-faceted shocks in conflict-affected areas of Niger have had a severe impact on local, already destitute populations.

Children under the age of 5 are very vulnerable: They are susceptible to diseases and malnutrition, and their parents need to be able to access primary health care for them.

In Niger, ongoing conflict has left 3.8 million people in need. Since 2019, attacks in Diffa region have escalated, leaving children struggling to attend school.

In Niger, 28% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A 7th COVID-19 vaccination campaign, launched in mid-October, aims to vaccinate 2/3 of the over-18 population by year’s end.

With EU humanitarian support, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) provides civil and legal documentation assistance to the internally displaced, refugees, and the most vulnerable host communities in 5 regions of Niger, including Tillabéri.

Children in the Sahel have the right to education, protection and well-being for harmonious development. The EU and Save the Children provide mental health and psychosocial support for children affected by violence.

There’s one thing that Abari cannot stand: being underestimated. “I want to do everything that the people that can see are doing,”

Like other countries in the Sahel, Niger faces various humanitarian crises...