Niger : Chronique d'une évaluation censurée ou comment une agence des nations unies fabrique un bilan positif de son action contre l'insécurité alimentaire, la marginalisation des femmes et la pauvreté

The external assessment of development now appears as being normal in the cycle of a project. In the field however, the reality is different. Relating an experience of evaluation in Niger in 2003, concerning food security, this text shows that the presence of an anthropologist may be proved embarrassing and lead to the censoring of his report. Indeed, there are speeches and-practices, in this UN agency as elsewhere, which scorn the very principle of an outside look, so as to be able to present projects which are 100 % successful.