Latest Niger News

Placenta as property: why every mother deserves the right to choose
Niger’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Largest catch-up initiative delivers over 100 million childhood vaccinations
African Road Safety Charter comes into force
FAO celebrates 2026 International Day of Forests and World Water Day
Communities unite to address stigma and discrimination affecting people with neglected tropical diseases
Security Council Told Political Upheaval, Violent Extremism Continue to Challenge West Africa, Sahel Region
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – November/December 2025
Despite Climate Shocks, Terrorism, Countries in Central Africa Making Electoral Progress, Security Gains, Senior UN Official for Region Tells Security Council
Shock at surge in mass abductions: Nigeria
Very worrying arrests of journalists: Niger
Arrests Of Journalists: Niger
Green Climate Fund approves a record $300 million for FAO-designed projects in Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia and the Sahel
UN Women statement on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Desert locust movements in Northwest Africa raise concern amid spring breeding season
‘Efforts to Address Root Causes of Conflict, Mitigate Impact of Climate Change’ in West Africa, Sahel Must Be Supported, Senior Official Tells Security Council
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – January/February 2025
G20: Food security is vital for peace, stability and human dignity, FAO says
WHO verifies Niger as the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis
‘African-led, African-owned Solutions Must Take Lead in Tackling Terrorism across Continent’, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Security Council Debate
Reinvigorated global efforts needed to curb rising malaria threat
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Is Delivering Justice ‘Efficiently, with a Completion Mindset’, Judge Tells Security Council
Improving the shipping of biological specimens to rapidly detect, diagnose and respond to disease outbreaks
As Destabilizing Conflicts Escalate across Africa, United Nations-African Union Partnership Has Never Been More Critical, Top Officials Tell Security Council
UN Security Council failing people living in conflict: Oxfam report
Global population growth is now slowing rapidly. Will a falling population be better for the environment?
How Girls Fare When Only Son Will Do
Documenting the world’s largest prehistoric rock art in South America – new study
Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera
IIdentification of Tropane Alkaloid Chemotypes and Genotypes in Hyoscyamus niger L
African health ministers commit to end malaria deaths
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise the Central African Republic’s Efforts to Combat Harmful Traditional Practices,…
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Niger for Efforts to Remove Barriers to Women’s Rights, Ask…
Non-Governmental Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Niger, Tajikistan, Italy and Turkmenistan
Reasonable Grounds to Believe Sudanese, Opposition Forces Committing Atrocity Crimes in Darfur, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Security Council
Reconfigured Regional Coordination Mechanism Key to Quell Widespread Insecurity, Avert More Coups in West Africa, Sahel, Special Representative Tells Security Council
Shipments to African countries herald final steps toward broader vaccination against malaria: Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
New grant to strengthen and diversify humanitarian leadership in crises
Whose job will AI replace? Here’s why a clerk in Ethiopia has more to fear than one in California
The Global Onchocerciasis Network for Elimination (GONE): working together to see onchocerciasis GONE
Green Climate Fund confirms FAO’s role in supporting countries’ access to climate action resources
It wasn’t just a tree: why it feels so bad to lose the iconic Sycamore Gap tree and others like it
We are poised to pass 1.5℃ of global warming – world leaders offer 4 ways to manage this dangerous time
Sahel school closures increase by 20% in past year, with 200,000 more children out of class
As United Nations Closes Mali Operation, Many Delegates in Security Council Urge Transitional Government to Guarantee Mission’s Safe, Unhindered Withdrawal
Terrorist Groups Remain Significant Threat in Conflict Zones, Neighbouring States, Senior Official Tells Security Council, Noting Force Alone Can Exacerbate Matters
Operational Update on Niger: More than 130,000 people supported by the Red Cross in one month
Comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Niger