icrc-annual-report-2013

NIAMEY (regional)COVERING: Mali (see separate report), NigerContinually present in the region since 1982, the ICRC openedits Niamey regional delegation in 2010 in response to theconsequences of fighting between government forces and armedgroups and of other situations of violence in northern Mali andNiger. It seeks to protect and assist people affected by violenceand adverse climatic conditions and visits detainees, providingthem with aid where necessary. It also promotes IHL amongarmed and security forces and armed groups and encourages itsimplementation by the authorities of the region. It works closelywith the region’s National Societies and helps them developtheir operational capacities.YEARLY RESULT 1Level of achievement of ICRC yearly objectives/plans of actionHIGHKEY RESULTS/CONSTRAINTSIn 2013:. upon their arrival or while in Niger, thousands of people, notablysome 13,800 Malian refugees, met their urgent needs through thetimely provision of food and other assistance by the Red CrossSociety of Niger and the ICRC. people who had fled violence in their home countries, as well asvulnerable migrants, reported IHL and human rights abuses to ICRCdelegates, who discussed these with the parties concerned to preventrecurrence. over 2 million herders maintained their livestock’s health andproductivity through free veterinary services, destocking activitiesand fodder production projects conducted by the authorities, theNational Society and the ICRC. thousands of vulnerable migrants, including minors, contacted theirrelatives through National Society branches along the migrationroute or a transit centre in Agadez also providing hot meals, healthcare and accommodation. even as the armed conflict in Mali required the reallocation ofresources, over 1,400 people held in Niger, including securitydetainees, still eased their living conditions after infrastructuralupgrades by the authorities and the ICRC. people wounded during an attack on a military base in Agadezobtained critical treatment at the regional hospital, which workedwith rapidly provided medical supplies and with the help of a flowninHealth Ministry surgeonEXPENDITURE (in KCHF)Protection 5,267Assistance 61,354Prevention 3,770Cooperation with National Societies 2,677General -73,068of which: Overheads 4,430IMPLEMENTATION RATEExpenditure/yearly budget 95%PERSONNELMobile staff 57Resident staff (daily workers not included) 307PROTECTION 1TotalCIVILIANS (residents, IDPs, returnees, etc.)Red Cross messages (RCMs)RCMs collected 120RCMs distributed 44Phone calls facilitated between family members 3,363People located (tracing cases closed positively) 58People reunited with their families 7of whom unaccompanied minors/separated children 7PEOPLE DEPRIVED OF THEIR FREEDOM (All categories/all statuses)ICRC visitsDetainees visited 3,031Detainees visited and monitored individually 102Number of visits carried out 22Number of places of detention visited 11Restoring family linksRCMs collected 35RCMs distributed 10Phone calls made to families to inform them of the whereaboutsof a detained relative8ASSISTANCE 1 Targets AchievedCIVILIANS (residents, IDPs, returnees, etc.)Economic security, water and habitat (in some cases provided within a protectionor cooperation programme)Food commodities Beneficiaries 108,000 123,900Essential household items Beneficiaries 21,000 10,225Productive inputs Beneficiaries 42,000 78,937Cash Beneficiaries 19,006Work, services and training Beneficiaries 1,290,000 2,067,414Water and habitat activities Beneficiaries 22,680 94,664HealthHealth centres supported Structures 3 5WOUNDED AND SICKPhysical rehabilitationCentres supported Structures 1Patients receiving services Patients 374CommentsOwing to operational and management constraints, figures presented in this table may notreflect all activities carried out during the reporting period.1. Niger only246 | ICRC ANNUAL REPORT 2013