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<p>We broadly agree with reports from the International Organisation for Migration
(IOM): escalating violence in the Diffa region of Niger has triggered the displacement
of 18,000 people in recent weeks. However, we would note that IOM does not capture
the total flows of people passing along migratory routes.</p><p> </p><p>The United
Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reports that Niger is home to one of
the largest populations of refugees across the countries of the Sahel (174,767 people),
including 55,496 people displaced by the conflict in Mali and 118,868 from Nigeria.</p><p>
</p><p>In 2019, the UK is providing £13.16 million to Niger via the World Food Programme,
UNICEF and ICRC to provide food, respond to severe acute malnutrition, and provide
protection to conflict-affected people.</p>
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