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Refugees in Niger

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176,443
Last updated 07 Sep 2019
Source - UNHCR, Government 
All refugees by origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Nigeria UNHCR, Government 7 Sep 2019
  67.8%
119,541
Mali UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  32.0%
56,499
Chad UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.1%
165
Dem. Rep. of the Congo UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.0%
74
Others UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.0%
69
Central African Rep. UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.0%
59
Côte d'Ivoire UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  0.0%
36


Nigerian refugees since 2015 JSON  .CSV 
Malian refugees since 2012 JSON  .CSV 
Refugees from Mali JSON 
Source - UNHCR, Government
All refugees by location JSON  .CSV 
Location name Source Data date Population
Abala Refugee Camp UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  8.7%
15,290
Ayourou UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  0.3%
467
Diffa Region Government, UNHCR 7 Sep 2019
  67.8%
119,541
Intikane Hosting Area UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  10.8%
19,133
Mangaize Refugee Camp UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  4.1%
7,153
Niamey UNHCR, Government 30 Jun 2019
  2.4%
4,203
Tabareybarey Refugee Camp UNHCR, Government 31 Aug 2019
  6.0%
10,648

Nigerian refugees in Diffa Region JSON  .CSV 
119,541
Last updated 07 Sep 2019
Source - Government 
IDPs in Diffa Region JSON  .CSV 
109,404
Last updated 07 Sep 2019
Source - Government 
Returned Niger nationals from Nigeria JSON  .CSV 
29,954
Last updated 07 Sep 2019
Source - Government 
IDPs in Tillabéri et Tahoua Regions JSON  .CSV 
76,634
Last updated 30 Jun 2019
Source - Government 
IDPs on the Burkina Faso border JSON  .CSV 
1,013
Last updated 30 Jun 2019
Source - Government 
Asylum seekers JSON  .CSV 
4,608
Last updated 30 Jun 2019
Source - UNHCR, Government 
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    UNHCR - Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #79

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    As of 15 September 2019, a total of 48,163 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,488 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently i...
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    UNHCR Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #78

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    As of 8 September 2019, a total of 48,122 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,546 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in...
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    UNHCR: Communiqué de Presse - Dialogue régional de protection et de solutions dans le cadre des déplacements forcés au Sahel

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    2017 Nigeria RRRP Q1 Regional Dashboard

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    2017 Nigeria RRRP Q1 Dashboard Niger

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    Nigeria Regional Refugee Response Plan January - December 2016
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    UNHCR Niger: Maradi 3W - June 30th 2019

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    Profiles and reasons of departure of refugees and migrants from West Africa

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    2,184 refugees and migrants were interviewed by 4Mi in West Africa between 1 January and 31 July 2018, in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
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    UNHCR - Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #79

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    UNHCR Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #78

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    Libya/Niger situation: RST statistical update #76

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    Since the start of the evacuation operation from Libya in late 2017, a total of 2,913 persons, including unaccompanied children, have been evacuated to Niger.
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    UNHCR Niger: Country Operation Update June-July 2019

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    UNHCR Niger - Country Operation Update June-July 2019
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    Libya/Niger situation: RST statistical update #74

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    As of 12 August 2019, a total of 50,821 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,495 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in o...
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    UNHCR Niger: Situation des refugies et demandeurs d'asile à Niamey - Autres origines - février 2019

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    UNHCR Niger: Situation des refugies maliens au Niger - février 2019

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    UNHCR Niger: Situation Générale pour le Niger - décembre 2018

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    UNHCR Niger: Situation des refugies nigerians, demandeurs d'asile, deplaces internes et retournes à Diffa - décembre 2018

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    UNHCR West Africa Funding Update 03 September 2019

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    UNHCR Nigeria Situation Funding Update 03 September 2019

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    UNHCR Mali Funding Update 15 August 2019

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    UNHCR: Position on Returns to Mali - 31 July 2019

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    Joint IOM-UNHCR letter on terminology

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    United Nations Secretary-General Guidance Note of the Secretary-General on the United Nations and Statelessness

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    UNHCR Niger: Maradi Refugee locations - 31th July 2019

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    Nigeria Refugee Response Plan 2019-2020

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    DRC: Niger - Cartographie des Risques de Protection

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    UNHCR's Global Report 2018

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    In 2018, UNHCR worked closely with other stakeholders, such as the AU-EU-UN Joint Taskforce on migration, to ensure protection for refugees moving in mixed flows from Africa along “the northern route”...
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    UNHCR_ILO_Analyse des systèmes de marches_NIGER_2019

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    Analyse des systèmes de marchés dans le cadre de l'appui aux moyens de substiance des réfugiés Maliens au Niger
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    Players of many parts: the evolving role of smugglers in West Africa’s migration economy

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    Connectivity for Refugees - Displaced and Disconnected

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    Les Filles Dans La Crise : Voix Du Bassin Du Lac Tchad

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    Evaluation de la situation en termes de protection des personnes déplacées à Diffa - mai 2017

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    L’insécurité persistante au sein et entre les pays frontaliers du bassin du lac Tchad a entraîné d’importants déplacements forcés de populations tant transfrontaliers qu’à l’intérieur du même pays. Au...
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    UNHCR: Position on Returns to Mali - 31 July 2019

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    MMC - A human rights and peace-building approach to migration governance in the Sahel Clingendael, December 2018

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    Orientations Stratégiques du HCR 2017–2021

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    UNHCR Niger: Sayam Forage - Camp Profile, October 2018

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    4Mi Update West Africa March 2019

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    Lake Chad Basin Situation Report, July 2017

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    Libya/Niger situation: RST statistical update #74

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    As of 12 August 2019, a total of 50,821 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,495 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in o...
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    UNHCR Niger: Flash Update - Maradi Situation 20 August

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    UNHCR Niger - Flash Update - Maradi Situation 20 August
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    Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #75

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    As of 19 August 2019, a total of 50,882 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,369 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in o...
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    Libya/Niger situation: RST statistical update #73

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    As of 5 August 2019, a total of 50,722 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,442 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in on...
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    UNHCR Mali Situation Update April-June 2019

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    Libya/Niger situation: RST statistical update #73

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    Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #76

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    As of 26 August 2019, a total of 51,118 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,405 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in o...
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    MMC - 4Mi snapshot: Aspirations West Africa

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    2,184 refugees and migrants were interviewed by 4Mi in West Africa between 1 January and 31 July 2018, in Mali (Mopti, Gao and Timbuktu), Niger (Niamey and Agadez) and Burkina Faso (Dori and Bobo Diou...
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    UNHCR Regional Update - Nigeria Situation 1-28 February 2018

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    UNHCR Regional Update - Nigeria Situation 1-31 October 2017

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    UNHCR Regional Update - Nigeria Situation 1-31 October 2017
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    UNHCR Niger: Statistiques des réfugiés maliens au 30 juin 2017

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    UNHCR: Refugee Education 2030

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    UNHCR Niger - PLAN DE REPONSE A L’AFFLUX DE REFUGIES EN PROVENANCE DU NIGERIA DANS LA REGION DE MARADI JUIN 2019 UNHCR

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    UNHCR West Africa Agenda Regional Strategic Meeting on Statelessness: West Africa on the journey towards the High-Level Segment to be held o...

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    Agenda Regional Strategic Meeting on Statelessness
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    UNHCR - West & Central Africa Update - 12 September

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    12 Sept, 2019
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    UNHCR Niger: Flash Update - Maradi Situation 8 August 2019

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    UNHCR Niger: Flash Update - Maradi Situation 8 August 2019
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    MMC - Quarterly Mixed Migration Update West Africa, Quarter 2, 2019

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    This Quarterly Mixed Migration Update (QMMU) covers the West Africa (WA) region. The core countries of focus for this region are Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Depending on the quarterly trend...
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    UNHCR West Africa Infographic #IBELONG progress in ECOWAS - Highlights as of 30.04.2019

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    UNHCR: Communiqué de Presse - Dialogue régional de protection et de solutions dans le cadre des déplacements forcés au Sahel

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    NCFRMI & UNHCR Nigeria : Joint Protection Assessment Mission to North-West Nigeria

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    25 July - 4 Aug, 2019
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    Unicef: West and Central Africa Education in Emergencies ( EiE )

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    Regional situation and response as of June 2019
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    Unicef: West and Central Africa Education in Emergencies ( EiE)

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    Central Sahel crisis situation and response as of June 2019
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    UNHCR Niger - Statistics of Registered Population in Diffa

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    Registration Statistics
    Published: 30 April 2019 (4 months ago)
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      Highlights
    Violence displaces more than 50,000 in western Niger this year https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2018/12/5c122b944/violence-displaces-50000-western-niger-year.html
    13 Dec 2018
       Situations related to this country
    • Niger - Mali Situation

      Following violence, hostilities, human rights violations and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the northern part of Mali since January 2012, large numbers of Malians have been seeking refuge in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger or displaced internally.

    • Niger - Nigeria Situation

      Northern Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram spilled over to the Lake Chad Basin region, where Nigerian refugees are hosted since 2014, causing large scale forced displacement and an unprecedented humanitarian emergency in Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

    • Niger - Stateless in West Africa

      According to UNHCR estimates, statelessness affects millions of people worldwide, at least 700,000 of which are in West Africa. There are many factors contributing to the risk of statelessness in the region, which suggest that the population at risk is very large.

    • Niger - Asylum and Migration in West Africa

      Mixed movements refer to complex population flows: people using the same routes and modes of transportation to travel, but moving for different reasons, and with different needs. In these flows, refugees move alongside people fleeing financial hardship. West Africa is a place of complex mixed movements, inside the region or from the region to other parts of the world, such as Europe through the Central Mediterranean route.

    • Niger - Voluntary Return of Ivorian Refugees

      Today, there are 22,000 Ivorian refugees hosted in West Africa. Since 2011, UNHCR has facilitated the voluntary return in safety and dignity of over 70,000 Ivorian refugees and and continues to do so.


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    UNHCR: First group of refugees evacuated from new departure facility in Libya

    UNHCR, 06 Dec 2018

    Geneva, 6 December 2018 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in coordination with Libyan authorities, evacuated 133 refugees from Libya to Niger today after hosting them at a Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in Tripoli which opened on Tuesday. Most evacuees, including 81 women and children, were ... Read more

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    Destination Europe: Evacuation

    IRIN, 26 Jun 2018

    As the EU sets new policies and makes deals with African nations to deter hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking new lives on the continent, what does it mean for sub-Saharan Africans following dreams northwards and the countries they transit through? From returnees in Sierra Leone and refug... Read more

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    Niger: feu vert au déploiement de drones tueurs américains

    RFI, 05 Nov 2017

    Des drones tueurs seront bientôt opérationnels au Niger. Depuis la mort de quatre bérets verts américains, près de la frontière malienne, le Niger et les Etats-Unis réfléchissent aux moyens appropriés pour faire payer aux islamistes leur audace. Le gouvernement nigérien vient de donner son feu vert ... Read more

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      Niger
    Worldbank country facts
    Capital
    Niamey
    Languages
    fr
    Population
    19,899,000
    Area
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    GDP
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    GDP growth
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    Income level
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    Gini index
    34.6
    Currency
    XOF
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