Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Niger
Situation overview
Since May 2013, Southeastern Niger (Diffa region) has witnessed an influx of more than 100,000 (Government estimation ) displaced persons from Northern Nigeria following the declaration of the state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States in Nigeria on 14th of May 2013. The majority of displaced population is seeking shelter in the families and villages of Niger. Due to security incidents in Diffa, the Government of Niger ordered the evacuation of some 28,000 estimated people living in the Islands of Lake Chad in order to proceed to military operations.
