Despite Coup in Niger, Wrong Time to Yank Humanitarian Assistance
February 22, 2010
Last week’s coup in Niger presents the United States and other donors with a common conundrum: how to chastise coup plotters without hurting poor people. U.S. law requires a halt to most assistance but makes an exception for humanitarian aid. CGD non-resident fellow Jenny Aker, an expert on Niger’s fragile food systems, warns that halting humanitarian aid could cause a massive food crisis..
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