UNHCR: About 66,000 Nigerians fled to Niger and Benin this year, with over 23,000 arriving in Diffa
Dominique Hyde, the UN Refugee Agency's Director of External Relations, told reporters at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on November 10 that escalating violence in northern Nigeria had forced some 66,000 people to flee to Niger and Benin in 2026. Nearly 64,000 reached Niger and several hundred entered Benin.
Most new arrivals have settled in Niger's border regions of Diffa and Tahoua. Diffa has received more than 23,000 people since the beginning of the year, over two-thirds of them children, with high levels of malnutrition reported. In October alone, about 1,200 Nigerians crossed into Diffa and another 3,400 entered Tahoua. UNHCR said only about 5 per cent of the Nigerians who arrived in Niger this year had been formally registered, and most remain unregistered, limiting access to documentation and assistance.
Niger already hosts more than 500,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, including approximately 327,500 Nigerians. UNHCR is seeking $11.4 million to strengthen emergency assistance across Niger, Nigeria and Benin, including $2 million for immediate water, food, shelter, health, registration and protection work.
Source: UNHCR
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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