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Nigeria

WFP Nigeria Situation Report #11, 1 - 15 April 2017

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In Numbers

1.8 m people displaced across Northeast Nigeria (IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix, March 2017)

4.7 m people food insecure in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States and projected to increase to 5.2 m between June and August 2017

(Phases 3, 4 & 5– Cadre Harmonisé, March 2017)

Highlights

  • In April, WFP will be targeting over 1.3 million people, expanding its food assistance to Adamawa State in line with the findings of the March Cadre Harmonisé.

  • Food pipeline breaks continue to constrain the scale-up of WFP response.

  • Timely disbursement of urgent financial support is needed to sustain an efficient and effective response and to prevent the worsening of the food security situation in the Northeast. Funding shortfalls are also currently limiting WFP's capacity to undertake essential prepositioning ahead of the rainy season.

Situation Update

  • The conflict in Northeast Nigeria continues to contribute to large-scale population displacement (1.8 million people displaced), limit market activity and restrict normal livelihoods.

  • According to ACAPS (Briefing Note 12 April 2017) the scale of population movement is worsening food security: returning refugees and IDPs are adding to the strain on both camps and host communities.

  • The prolonged humanitarian crisis has had a devastating impact on food and nutrition security in the region leading to famine-like conditions in some areas (Cadre Harmonisé March 2017).

  • Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) prevalence is 11.4 percent, 11.3 percent, and 5.6 percent in Yobe, Borno, and Adamawa states, respectively (North East Nigeria – Emergency Survey). The situation is thought to be worse in inaccessible areas.

  • The security situation remains fragile and unpredictable and is a significant impediment to humanitarian access.

  • Agricultural production has also fallen; livelihoods have been disrupted by the crisis as farmers have been unable to access and cultivate their farmlands due to security threats.

  • Furthermore extremely high staple food prices limit the purchasing power of vulnerable households. The hike in prices is due to the economic recession, depreciation in the value of the naira, and the increased cost of transportation. Availability of food is also unstable.

  • The crisis is expected to worsen in the coming months – according to the recently released Cadre Harmonise’, 50,000 people are expected to be in phase 5 from June to August if the situation is not improved. The lean season is predicted to start earlier in May instead of in July, therefore lasting longer than usual, and farmers would still be unable to cultivate land. With the rainy season expected to begin in May/June, many access roads are anticipated to be cut off due to flooding.