Niger
| Performance Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Understanding of anti-personnel mine contamination (20% of overall score) | 6 |
| National ownership and programme management (10% of overall score) | 5 |
| Gender (10% of overall score) | 2 |
| Information management and reporting (10% of overall score) | 4 |
| Planning and tasking (10% of overall score) | 3 |
| Land release system (20% of overall score) | 5 |
| Land release outputs and Article 5 compliance (20% of overall score) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4.0 |
Key Developments
Niger did not conduct any clearance in 2021 or 2022, and Niger has informed Mine Action Review that it will be submitting a new request to extend its Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) Article 5 deadline beyond the end of 2024. In 2022, Niger updated national mine action standards (NMAS) on non-technical survey (NTS) as well as on risk education and community liaison and drafted new NMAS on tasking procedures and the accreditation of mine action organisations. Niger has said that it plans to restart clearance activities in 2024. The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) left Niger in 2022 and the military coup of July 2023 has cast doubt on limited prospects for progress in mine clearance.
Recommendations for Action
- Niger should submit a new Article 5 deadline extension request that includes realistic, costed targets for land release for both the anti-personnel (AP) mine contamination in Madama and the victim-activated improvised mines in the regions of Diffa, Tahoua, and Tillabery.
- Niger should put in place monitoring capacity and a database to support systematic collection of data and reporting on explosive ordnance incidents and casualties.
- Niger should submit comprehensive, annual Article 7 reports and include details regarding AP mines of an improvised nature.
- Niger should provide details of its resource mobilisation strategy and what engagement it has had or proposes with international donors and international organisations.
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