Oduoye Malik Olatunde, Ubechu Samuel Chinonso, Zafar Habiba, Noor Zainab, Oyeleke Usman Abolaji, Agbeyewo Ganiyat Temitope
Department of Research The Medical Research Circle (MedReC) Goma Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health Yale University New Haven Connecticut USA.
Health Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 12;7(6):e2180. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.2180. eCollection 2024 Jun.
A humanitarian crisis means any event or series of events that are harmful to the health or security of the general population. The Niger Republic is currently facing a serious crisis amid the military coup of July 26, 2023. We fear that if nothing is done about it quickly, there could be a civil war in Niger and other neighboring countries.
This present article aims to provide comprehensive knowledge about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Niger, highlighting the factors that caused it and providing possible solutions for them.
A literature search was conducted on the recent humanitarian crisis caused by the military coup in Niger Republic using databases such as PubMed, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, World Health Organization, United Nations, online newspapers, and reports from 2013 to 2023.
We found that the humanitarian crisis amid the military coup in Niger Republic has further amplified the vulnerability of millions of Nigeriens to more problems in the Niger Republic. The number of Nigeriens in need of humanitarian assistance has reportedly increased by 65%, from 2.3 million in 2019 to 3.8 million in 2021. More than two million children in Niger have been impacted by the crisis in the country and need humanitarian assistance. Furthermore, other causes of the humanitarian crisis in the Niger Republic include sociodemographic factors, climate change, and other natural disasters.
The humanitarian crisis in Niger, caused by different factors such as socioeconomic stagnation, environmental causes, food insecurity, terrorist activities, and internal displacement, is an alarming situation that requires an urgent solution and a response from the international community. There is a need to analyze all the underlying causes of humanitarian crises and find long-lasting solutions for them.
人道主义危机是指任何对普通民众的健康或安全有害的事件或一系列事件。2023年7月26日军事政变期间，尼日尔共和国目前正面临严重危机。我们担心，如果不迅速采取措施，尼日尔及其他邻国可能会发生内战。
本文旨在提供有关尼日尔当前人道主义危机的全面知识，突出导致危机的因素并为其提供可能的解决方案。
利用PubMed、ResearchGate、谷歌学术、世界卫生组织、联合国等数据库、在线报纸以及2013年至2023年的报告，对尼日尔共和国军事政变引发的近期人道主义危机进行了文献检索。
我们发现，尼日尔共和国军事政变期间的人道主义危机进一步加剧了数百万尼日尔人面临更多问题的脆弱性。据报道，需要人道主义援助的尼日尔人数增加了65%，从2019年的230万增加到2021年的380万。尼日尔有超过200万儿童受到该国危机的影响，需要人道主义援助。此外，尼日尔共和国人道主义危机的其他原因包括社会人口因素、气候变化和其他自然灾害。
由社会经济停滞、环境因素、粮食不安全、恐怖主义活动和境内流离失所等不同因素引发的尼日尔人道主义危机，是一种令人担忧的情况，需要紧急解决并得到国际社会的回应。有必要分析人道主义危机的所有潜在原因并找到持久的解决方案。
