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WFP launches emergency appeal

    ABIDJAN

    The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Wednesday for donor support for a US $5-mllion emergency operation to help 200,000 people affected by malnutrition as a result of prolonged drought in Niger, WFP reported in Abidjan.

    Poor harvests brought on by insufficient rainfall have led to food shortages in Niger. Over 4,000 of the country’s 10,094 villages have food deficits of over 50 percent, WFP reported. More than one-third of Niger’s 10 million inhabitants are affected by the shortages.

    The WFP emergency operation targets over 200,000 people living in the regions of Diffa, Zinder, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabery, Dosso and Agadez. It aims to provide 7,162 mt of food to families suffering from malnutrition. The aid will be channelled through health centres, food-for-work activities and cereal banks.

    Food shortages have also forced thousands of people to leave their villages in search of food. The WFP operation aims to encourage families to stay in their villages and focus on whatever crop production is possible under the circumstances.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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