Mali: 49 civilians, 15 soldiers die as terrorists attack boat, military base
Sep 08, 2023, at 04:08 pm
At least 64 people, including 49 civilians, were killed as terrorists attacked an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday, media reports said.
Niger: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants
Sep 02, 2023, at 08:50 pm
The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up of a humanitarian corridor in Niger to enable voluntary returns of stranded migrants, after July’s military takeover triggered border & airspace closures
Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR
Aug 30, 2023, at 09:45 pm
New York: The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions on humanitarian operations limiting aid and protection, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Gabon: Army officers say they seized power African country
Aug 30, 2023, at 07:51 pm
A group of military officers appeared on national TV on Wednesday and announced they had seized power in Gabon, the Central African country where President Ali Bongo was deemed the winner in a recently contested election.
UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Niger
Aug 19, 2023, at 11:56 pm
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on Friday for Niger’s democratically elected officials to be released “at once”, following their detention in the attempted coup last month. In a statement released on Friday, Mr. Türk urged the generals to restore constitutional order immediately.
Terrorist attack in Niger claims life of 17 soldiers
Aug 17, 2023, at 07:53 am
Niamey/Niger/UNI: 17 soldiers were killed in an ambush by terrorists in West Niger's Tillaberi region on Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defense of Niger's junta said Wednesday.
Niger: Guterres concerned about health and safety of detained President
Aug 11, 2023, at 10:23 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced concern about the reported “deplorable living conditions” of the President of Niger in arbitrary detention, his spokesperson said in a note to journalists published on Wednesday evening.
Niger crisis could worsen insecurity throughout West Africa, UN envoy warns
Aug 02, 2023, at 08:36 pm
New York: The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen unless the political crisis in Niger is resolved, the top UN official for the region said on Tuesday, underlining the need for peace.
UN envoy to continue efforts towards restoring constitutional order in Niger
Aug 01, 2023, at 11:49 pm
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for West Africa has underlined the UN’s condemnation of the attempted coup in Niger, the global body said on Monday.
UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid Niger coup
Jul 29, 2023, at 06:49 pm
New York: Humanitarian operations, development support and peace programmes in Niger continue in the wake of the military coup this week, the top UN official in the country said on Friday in a briefing to journalists in New York.
Niger: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release
Jul 29, 2023, at 12:17 am
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, as military officers continue to hold the democratically-elected leader captive after declaring a coup.
Guterres condemns apparent coup attempt in Niger
Jul 28, 2023, at 09:55 pm
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attempted power grab in the West African nation of Niger, following reports that the democratically elected president is being held by some of his own guards inside his official residence.
Niger joins crucial UN transboundary water-sharing accord
Mar 03, 2023, at 08:40 pm
New York: Niger announced on Thursday that it is to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region.
Recognize ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge new hope, Guterres urges
May 05, 2022, at 06:56 pm
New York: The “enormous challenges” faced by the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, which include a continuing terrorist insurgency, need to be recognized by the international community to create what the UN Secretary-General has called a “state of hope and a state of reality”, in a region which he said did not live up to its reputation for “terrorism, violence, displacement or despair.”
A refuge from terror in Niger, as UN Chief pledges to be voice for the displaced
May 04, 2022, at 11:59 pm
New York: Rows of temporary shelters covered in sheeting which has been blanched by the sun and sand blasted by winds blend into the grey, dusty and parched environment. It’s midday, and temperatures have reached a punishingly hot and dry 44 degrees Celsius (111 F).
In Niger, Guterres calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Africa’s Sahel
May 03, 2022, at 02:28 pm
New York: The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the capital of Niger, Niamey, on Monday, the second of three countries he is visiting on a tour of West Africa to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Twin terrorist attack kills 4 troops in southeastern Niger
Apr 05, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least four Nigerien soldiers died as a result of a double jihadist attack in the south-east of the country, not far from the border with Nigeria, media reported, citing the Nigerien Defense Ministry.
UN chief reaffirms solidarity with Niger, as second deadly attack rocks country
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has reaffirmed the Organization’s support and solidarity with Niger, as the second deadly attacks against civilians in less than a week rocked the west African nation.
UNICEF condemns ‘horrific killings’ of civilians in Niger
Mar 18, 2021, at 11:56 pm
New York: The recent “horrific killings” of dozens of civilians in two villages in western Niger have been condemned in the strongest terms by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
At least 30 civilians killed in militant attack in southwestern Niger: Reports
Mar 17, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 30 people were killed after armed militants attacked civilians in southwestern Niger, the RFI radio broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing local security sources.
UN denounces attacks on villages in western Niger
Jan 05, 2021, at 02:29 pm
New York: United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack by unidentified gunmen on two villages in western Niger, which reportedly left about one hundred people dead, while hundreds of survivors fled the scene on foot.
Nearly 100 people killed in militant attacks on 2 villages in western Niger: Authorities
Jan 04, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: As many as about 100 people have been killed in militant attacks on two villages in western Niger, the mayor of the Tondikiwindi commune said on Sunday.
Niger: UN gravely concerned for safety of refugees, following Boko Haram attack
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:57 pm
New York: The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of refugees and internally displaced in the wake of a deadly attack on Toumour, a town in southeastern Niger’s Diffa region, near the border with Nigeria.
Niger population’s suffering ‘increasing with each passing month’: UN Refugee Agency
Apr 10, 2019, at 07:41 am
New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): An upsurge of violence in the south-east of Niger means that the population’s suffering is increasing “with each passing month,” a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson warned on Tuesday, at a press briefing in Geneva. In March alone, some 88 civilians were reported to have died during attacks.
Under fire, UN refugee agency evacuates 135 detained in Libya to Niger
Oct 19, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): Amid increasingly violent clashes between rival armed groups in Libya’s capital,Tripoli, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has successfully airlifted 135 migrants and refugees to safety in Niger.
Algeria must stop arbitrary expulsion of West African migrants in desert: UN migration rights expert
Oct 12, 2018, at 08:58 am
New York, Oct 12 (IBNS): Atrocities suffered by child and adult migrants from West African States “should shock the conscience of humanity” into action, a UN rights investigator said on Thursday, before calling for Algeria to halt the collective expulsion of thousands of foreign nationals to Niger.
Sep 30, 2018, at 04:42 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): From the podium of the General Assembly, Niger – victim of the quadruple scourge of climate change, migration, poverty and terrorism – gave a ringing endorsement of the United Nations on Saturday as the “irreplaceable” Organization capable of resolving these and a host of other problems.
Women’s leadership 'critical' to future of Niger
Jul 08, 2018, at 04:55 pm
New York, July 8 (IBNS): The role of women in leadership positions is critical to the future of a peaceful Niger according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed.
UN agency saves 600 stranded migrants in Sahara Desert, but 52 dead in Niger
Jun 28, 2017, at 04:15 am
New York, June 27(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency in Niger has saved more than 600 lives since April 2017 through a new search and rescue operation that targets migrants stranded in Sahara Desert, but 52 did not survive.
Niger: After 4-day visit, senior UN aid official calls for greater global support for displaced
Sep 17, 2016, at 04:01 am
New York, Sept 16 (Just Earth News): Wrapping up a four-day mission in Niger, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Africa’s Sahel region has called on the international community to show increased support for the people of Diffa and the rest of the Lake Chad Basin who have been displaced from their homes amid the violence of Boko Haram’s insurgency.