Niger

https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/niger/document/nige…;

https://hum-insight.info/plan/1033 

• Child malnutrition worsened as a result of structural factors (poor infant and young child feeding practices, inadequate maternal care, occurrence of recurrent infections and outbreaks, poor access to safe drinking water as well as poor hygiene and sanitation conditions) exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food and healthcare systems, other health epidemics and the volatile security situation. In 2021, an increase in health epidemics (malaria, measles, meningitis, as well as cholera) has been observed as compared to the previous year.   
• Displaced populations whether IDPs, returnees, refugees from Mali, Burkina Faso or Nigeria, and migrants are extremely vulnerable to malnutrition given their loss of livelihoods and living conditions. Host communities living in insecure areas are also limited to move and re-locate which also affects their livelihood activities and access to health services. In the Diffa, Tillabéry, Tahoua and Maradi Regions, insecurity events have increased during the year 2021, which has resulted in an increased number of displaced people.
• Young women and adolescent girls, who are marginalized and living in rural areas, are particularly exposed to the risk of malnutrition, contributing in a significant manner to the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition given frequent pregnancies in these young women.