Gaya
At a glance
- Organisations listed8
- Share that are national or local62.5%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)21,880
- Displaced people recordedNo data
- Violence events (12 mo)28
Trend: Falling: 13 political violence events in the last six months, against 15 in the six months before.
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Niger (2026-06-01 → 2026-06-30); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Niger (2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31); Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Niger; Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Niger (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30). Every figure here is repeated in the section below that it comes from, with its full source line.
How bad is it
Food security (IPC / Cadre Harmonisé)
| Phase | People |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 — minimal | 336,958 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 78,769 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 21,880 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 0 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 21,880 |
| Population analysed | 437,608 |
Internal displacement
No data published for this district
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 28·Reported fatalities: 70
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025-11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 4 | 26 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 28 | 70 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 18·Reported fatalities: 58
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 25 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 18 | 58 |
Source: Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Niger — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-19. Open the dataset on HDX
Who is helping here
8 organisations listed, 5 of them national or local (62.5%).
Education 1 organisations, 0 national or local
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Food security 1 organisations, 1 national or local
- Association pour la Redynamisation de l'Elevage au Niger (AREN) National / local
Health 2 organisations, 1 national or local
- Ensemble pour un Avenir Meilleur (EAM PROGRES) National / local
- Plan International Niger (PIN) International
Multi-sector 2 organisations, 2 national or local
- Action pour le Developpement du Sahel (ADESA) National / local
- Ensemble Secourons les Populations Opprimées pour l'Inclusion et la Résilience au Niger (ESPOIR-NIGER) (ESPOIR-NIGER) National / local
Protection 3 organisations, 1 national or local
- Action Pour la Femme Rurale (APFR) National / local
- Comité International pour l'Aide d'Urgence et le Développement (CIAUD) International
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Niger — OCHA and national humanitarian coordination structures (3W), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-06-01 → 2026-06-30. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX