The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is continuing its humanitarian operation in Niger despite the military coup and is committed to further providing the necessary assistance to the people most affected by the recent events, Mutsa Mugangavari, the deputy head of the ICRC regional delegation in Southern Africa, told Sputnik

UN refugee agency spokesman Boris Cheshirkov called on Friday for joint international action to put an end to the decade-long Sahel armed conflict which has forced over 2.5 million people to flee their homes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres deplored a deadly armed attack in the northwestern part of Niger and called on the country's authorities to do utmost to investigate it, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday

The United States condemns the recent terrorist attacks in Niger and is set to work with the country's authorities to combat extremism there, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday