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In Numbers
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1.1 million people assisted in February*
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6,273 Metric Tons (MT) of food distributed*
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USD 1,002,635 of cash-based transfers made
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USD 116.7 million six-month net funding requirement (Mar – Aug 2025)
Strategic Updates
• Resilience Exposition: WFP, in partnerships with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Abdou Moumouni University, organized a Resilience Exposition in Niamey on 26–27 February 2025 to showcase Niger’s progress in resilience-building and its contribution to global climate goals. The Expo, which was positively covered in national news outlets, brought together representatives from the government, the UN, national and international NGOs, as well as researchers, students, partners and representatives from Producer Organizations. The event highlighted local and national initiatives in land restoration, food security, social cohesion, and climate adaptation, while fostering strategic partnerships with financial institutions, UN agencies, and civil society. It also served as a platform for aligning Niger’s efforts with global climate discussions, particularly those from COP28.
• Operational prioritization due to limited funding outlook:
WFP faces significant funding constraints, exacerbated by the temporary suspension of USAID-funded resilience programmes.
WFP urgently requires USD 116.7 million between March and August 2025 to provide lifesaving and life-changing assistance to vulnerable populations across Niger at the planned levels. WFP has rapidly developed a Prioritization Plan to account for the significant funding gaps projected for all CSP activities, with reductions in targeted beneficiaries and assistance starting from March 2025 onwards. Without the confirmation of new contributions, WFP will be forced to reduce its emergency response to assist only 300,000 people (out of the 1.4 million planned) from April onwards with further reductions to this prioritization foreseen by September should the resourcing situation not improve. WFP’s resilience activities, impacted by the temporary suspension of USAID projects, will also be reduced with rural development activities suspended in March, affecting 560,000 people, while 130,000 children under five will not be able to receive nutrition supplementation for acute malnutrition from March onwards.
• Joint visit to Agadez by WFP, IOM and the Embassy of Spain:
On 28 February, WFP’s Country Director accompanied a delegation from the Spanish Embassy in Niger, including the Ambassador, and IOM’s Representative (ai) on a one-day visit to Agadez. During the mission, the delegation visited IOM’s Migrant Center in Agadez town, exchanging with migrants to understand their needs and the support required from partners to ensure they are addressed. WFP provides daily hot meals to migrants in Assamaka, with most of the migrants met in Agadez having passed through WFP or IOM supported camps in Assamaka.
The delegation also met with the Regional Governor and the Sultan de l’Air to reaffirm our joint commitment to address the needs of the communities in Agadez and support the region’s development.