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MSF denounces the severe lack of shelter and support for migrants abandoned in Assamaka

On March 2023, thousands of migrants deported from Algeria and abandoned in the desert of northern Niger are stranded in Assamaka without access to shelter, health care, protection, and basic necessities. They are sheltering in the courtyard, roof, and other areas of an MSF-support health facility in Assamaka. There are people sleeping in every corner of the facility. Some have set up makeshift tents at the entrance or in the courtyard. Others are camping in front of the maternity ward, on the roof, or in the waste area.

MSB152259

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MSF denounces the severe lack of shelter and support for migrants abandoned in Assamaka

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB152259

Date taken / Date Recorded 03/03/2023 12:00 AM

Country Niger

Commissioning section MSF-SPAIN

Usage Rights (MSF) Advertising Campaign, External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Additional Information / Shotlist Between January 11 and March 3, 2023, 4,677 migrants arrived into Assamaka—a town in northern Niger’s Agadez region—on foot after being deported from Algeria and stranded in the desert. But fewer than 15 percent were able to access shelter or protection when they arrived. MSF calls on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to immediately provide protection for people abandoned in extremely precarious conditions in Assamaka.