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UN Raises Alarm Over Plight Of IDPs, Calls For Support

The United Nation Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon says 7.7 million people require humanitarian assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. He stated that the … Continue reading UN Raises Alarm Over Plight Of IDPs, Calls For Support


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The United Nation Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon says 7.7 million people require humanitarian assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.

He stated that the 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for the North-East will address the plight of 6.1 million of the 7.7 million people in need via the intervention of 60 organizations, including UN agencies, international and national NGOs.

The interventions will integrate: Food assistance via improved agriculture; Medical care for 5.1 million persons with a focus on women & children; Protection services for abused IDPs; Nutritional supplements for 2.7 million malnourished persons; Shelter & Household items for 1.3 million persons living in various host communities, and Education assistance for 2.2 million children and teachers via training, safe learning spaces and supplies.

The aim in 2018 is to build on the humanitarian work carried out in previous years and we have three strategic objectives.

The first is to provide life-saving emergency assistance to the most vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas, ensuring that assistance is timely and to-scale.

The second is to ensure that all assistance promotes the protection, safety and dignity of affected people, and is provided equitably to women, girls, men and boys. The third is to help people kick-start their lives again and also reconstruct the foundations of their lives so that they are better prepared to face future crises.

This includes the 1.3 million people who have returned home but also includes those who have decided to stay where they are and try and rebuild their lives.

While nothing should undermine the commitment to principled humanitarian action, there is a shared moral imperative to sustainably reduce people’s dependence on humanitarian aid and support self-reliance.