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Nigeria

Nigeria Humanitarian Situation Report - 1 May 2015

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Highlights:

· The numbers of IDPs in the 3 north eastern states affected by the crisis (Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe) has almost trebled from 436,608 in May 2014 to 1,301,763 in April 2015. Around 200,000 people were previously estimated to have crossed into neighboring Cameroon, Chad and Niger after their villages were attacked or threatened.

· With increasing numbers of IDPs having escaped captivity under Boko Haram and being brought back to Maiduguri a new camp has been open and currently holds an estimated 8,200 people from Bama.

· Some return movements have been observed in parts of Nigeria’s North East, particularly in Adamawa where access to adequate shelter is the most immediate need followed by food, health and education.

· To date, 33,855 children have been reached with psychosocial support services in 79 communities and 26 IDP camps in the three states of emergency (Adamawa, Yobe and Borno), through a network of over 300 trained community volunteers.

· Between January and March 2015, 8,681 children under five were admitted into therapeutic feeding programmes in the three states. 6,202 (80%) children recovered and were discharged from therapeutic care. Over the same period in the camps 45,442 IDP children under five have been screened. 7,665 IDP children under five were admitted in CMAM treatment centres.

· 42,249 conflict-affected people accessed clean drinking water and UNICEF and partners have also established systems to support regular water quality monitoring and daily chlorination of water storage tanks in the camps.

· Outreach clinics in the IDP camps in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe providing integrated health services have benefitted 72,269 people.

· As of 30 April, UNICEF had received $3.2 million against the $26.5 million in the 2015 HAC requirements.