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Niger: Facts and figures (October 2012 to March 2013)

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ICRC

17-06-2013 Facts and Figures

The ICRC operated against the background of a mass influx of Malian refugees in the Tahoua area and the return to the Agadez area of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who have been deported from Libya.

Support for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa deported from Libya (with the Red Cross Society of Niger)

The ICRC:

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Chad + 3 others
Tchad Bulletin humanitaire - mai 2013

FAITS SAILLANTS

• L’accès aérien à Tissi reste un défi pour les acteurs humanitaires.

• La récente escalade de violence entre Boko Haram et l'armée nigériane a fait fuir plus d’un millier de migrants tchadiens à Ngouboua, dans la région du Lac.

• De la période des récoltes jusqu’au mois de mars, voire avril pour certains marchés sahéliens, les prix sont restés relativement stables avec une légère tendance à la baisse.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Mali + 2 others
The ICRC in Mali

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ICRC

17-06-2013 Overview

In Mali, the ICRC brings aid to people suffering the combined effects of the armed conflict and the food crisis.

Caring for the sick and injured

In northern Mali, the ICRC has made access to emergency care easier for war-wounded people. The hospital in Gao is once again operational thanks to ICRC support.

The ICRC supports health-care facilities in Mali and was on hand for the national polio-vaccination day.

Visiting detainees

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Niger + 2 others
The ICRC in Niger

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ICRC

17-06-2013 Overview

In Niger, the ICRC works mainly to relieve the effects of chronic food crises in areas previously affected by armed violence and inter-communal tensions.

Caring for the sick and injured

The ICRC recently refurbished the limb-fitting and rehabilitation centre located in Niamey's National Hospital.

The organization supports health-care facilities and was on hand for Niger’s national polio-vaccination day.

Visiting detainees

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Mali + 6 others
Desert locust threat in the Sahel

Despite control operations, adult groups and small swarms formed and are expected to move to the northern Sahel and breed with the onset of the summer rains, causing locust numbers to increase further.

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World + 22 others
Los niños y los conflictos armados: Informe del Secretario General (A/67/845–S/2013/245)

Asamblea General
Sexagésimo séptimo período de sesiones
Tema 65 del programa
Promoción y protección de los derechos del niño

Consejo de Seguridad
Sexagésimo octavo año

I. Introducción

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Le sort des enfants en temps de conflit armé : Rapport du Secrétaire général (A/67/845–S/2013/245)

Assemblée générale
Soixante-septième session
Point 65 de l’ordre du jour
Promotion et protection des droits de l’enfant

Conseil de sécurité
Soixante-huitième année

I. Introduction

  1. Le présent rapport couvre la période allant de janvier à décembre 2012; il est soumis en application de la résolution 2068 (2012) par laquelle le Conseil de sécurité m’a prié de continuer à lui présenter tous les ans des rapports sur l’application de ses résolutions et des déclarations de son président concernant les enfants et les conflits armés.

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World + 22 others
Children and armed conflict - Report of the Secretary-General (A/67/845–S/2013/245)

The report provides information on grave violations committed against children, progress made by parties on dialogue, action plans and other measures.

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Algeria + 8 others
Helpdesk Research Report: Border insecurity in North Africa

Question

Border insecurity in North Africa: What does the literature say about border insecurity across North Africa (Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya (Mahgreb); Egypt, Sudan and Western Sahara)?

Helpdesk response

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Sudan + 14 others
Desert Locust Bulletin No. 416 (May 2013)

General Situation during May 2013 Forecast until mid-July 2013

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World + 8 others
Le Japon annonce une aide de 750 M EUR pour stabiliser le Sahel

06/02/2013 08:42 GMT

Par Patrice NOVOTNY

YOKOHAMA (Japon), 02 juin 2013 (AFP) - Le Japon a annoncé dimanche une aide de 750 millions d'euros en cinq ans pour stabiliser la région du Sahel, afin de rassurer des entreprises nippones tentées par le marché africain mais inquiètes depuis une sanglante prise d'otage dans le sud algérien.

Agence France-Presse:

©AFP: The information provided in this product is for personal use only. None of it may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the express permission of Agence France-Presse.

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World + 18 others
Forced Migration Review No. 43: States of fragility

Fragile states are risky environments. Many states fail in their responsibilities to their citizens but those states which are fragile, failed or weak are particularly liable to render their citizens vulnerable. Failures of authority or legitimacy can lead to the emergence of significant organised violence; the impact of this can then be compounded by the failure of the state to protect its citizens, especially minorities.

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World + 35 others
Coopération internationale de la Suisse - Rapport annuel 2012

Une stratégie unique qui englobe pour la première fois l’aide humanitaire, la coopération technique et financière, les mesures de politique économique et commerciale et la coopération avec les pays de l’Est : ce tournant important a été salué aussi bien par le Parlement que par l’opinion publique, soulignent le directeur de la DDC Martin Dahinden et Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, Secrétaire d’Etat et directrice du SECO, dans le rapport annuel 2012 sur la coopération internationale de la Suisse qui vient de sortir de presse.

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World + 39 others
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) - Annual Report 2012

The just-published 2012 Annual Report on Switzerland's International Cooperation sets out a unified strategy that encompasses – for the first time – humanitarian aid, technical and financial cooperation, economic and trade policy measures, and cooperation with the countries of Eastern Europe. SDC Director-General Martin Dahinden and State Secretary and Director of SECO Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch stress that this important milestone has been welcomed both by Parliament and by public opinion.

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Mali + 10 others
The Growing Crisis in Africa's Sahel Region

Testimony, Donald Y. Yamamoto
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
Opening Statement
Washington, DC
May 21, 2013

[Before the House Subcommittees on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights; International Organizations; Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Middle East and North Africa]

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Niger + 2 others
Soutien aux éleveurs des régions d'Agadez et de Tillabery

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ICRC

Genève / Niamey (CICR) – Pour soutenir des communautés rendues vulnérables par les effets conjugués de facteurs climatiques et des conséquences de conflits armés dans la région (Mali et Libye), une opération de rachat d'environ 8 000 têtes de bétail aux éleveurs des régions de Tillabery et d'Agadez – respectivement dans l'ouest et dans le nord du pays – vient d'être lancée par le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR).

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Niger + 2 others
ICRC supports herders in Agadez and Tillabery areas

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ICRC

Geneva/Niamey (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is purchasing approximately 8,000 head of cattle from herdsmen in the Tillabery and Agadez areas (in the west and north of the country, respectively) to support communities made vulnerable by the combined effects of climate and of conflict in Mali and Libya..

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Chad + 4 others
Wet Season Threatens Migrant Returnees, Refugees in Chad

IOM is urgently appealing for US$ 4 million to respond to the pressing humanitarian needs of the returnees from Libya, CAR, Sudan and Nigeria, currently stranded at Chadian border.

International Organization for Migration:

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World + 55 others
Global Overview 2012: People internally displaced by conflict and violence

Around 6.5 million people were newly displaced, almost twice as many as the 3.5 million during 2011. The conflicts in Syria and DRC were responsible for around half of the new displacements.