Northwest Nigeria suffers from catastrophic levels of malnutrition and recurrent outbreaks of preventable diseases, yet the situation is largely being ignored by donors and aid organisations, says MSF.
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Deadly floods in Niger and Nigeria leave communities in disarray
More than 150,000 people, of which about half are children, have been severely affected by floods. The torrential rain is expected to continue in southern Niger and northern Nigeria until end of September.
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Hunger rising among children in drought-hit Niger as violence drives influx of refugees
A surge in attacks by armed groups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Nigeria in the past six months has forced nearly 36,000 people into the driest parts of Niger, exacerbating a severe hunger crisis, said Save the Children.
Up to 150,000 IDPs have fled Geidam town, Nigeria, after attacks in past two weeks
The IDPs are in dire condition across transit locations and hosting sites, and urgent humanitarian needs are currently beyond the contingency preparedness capacity available in Yobe State.
Torrential rains destroy shelters for displaced people in northeast Nigeria
According to NRC's assessments, more than 6,800 people living in camps in Maiduguri have been hit by floods in recent weeks. In Dikwa, 500 people have been rendered homeless.
Ten years on, Boko Haram conflict causing misery to millions in north-east Nigeria
Ten years after the first attack by Boko Haram, more than two million people remain displaced. The NRC calls for increased efforts to improve conditions and prevent a cholera outbreak.
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More children killed by unsafe water than bullets - UNICEF
Children living in protracted conflicts are three times more likely to die from diarrhoeal diseases caused by a lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene than by direct violence.
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Fighting continues to threaten lives and livelihoods in Nigeria
More than 17,000 newly arrived displaced people are sleeping under open skies in Monguno and in Maiduguri’s Teacher’s Village Camp because there is no space to build new shelters.
Thousands displaced due to flooding across Nigeria
Thousands of houses have been destroyed and the floods have caused considerable damage to farmland. There is an urgent need for shelter, NFI, food and livelihood assistance.
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Millions remain in desperate need of aid in Lake Chad basin
While scaled-up humanitarian efforts narrowly averted famine last year, continuing conflict has left almost eleven million people in urgent need of life-saving assistance.
US$1.05 billion required to reach 6.1 million people in north-east Nigeria
With emergency assistance as a priority, protection, resilience-based capacity-building activities will be a focus to strengthen national response mechanisms and ensure sustainability.
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Over 100 children forced to carry out bomb attacks in 2017
In 2017, Boko Haram forced at least 135 children in north-east Nigeria and in Cameroon to become suicide bombers, five times as many as in 2016, according to a UNICEF report.
Main season harvests severely limited by ongoing conflict in Nigeria's northeast
Very limited staple harvests, high food prices, and poor labor opportunities will leave many households heavily dependent on humanitarian assistance for food access until May 2018.
More than half of all schools remain closed in Borno State
Since 2009, across northeast Nigeria, more than 2,295 teachers have been killed and 19,000 have been displaced. An estimated 3 million children need emergency education support.
Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria
In August, a cholera outbreak took hold in Borno. The disease, which causes dangerous levels of dehydration, has put women – especially pregnant women – at particular risk.
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Protection incidents, gender-based violence on the rise in Chad’s Lac region
The majority of victims are displaced women and girls. The figures represent only part of the situation, as monitoring mechanisms are in place only in a few sites, out of 140 displacement locations.
Over 1 million Nigerians affected by Boko Haram crisis biometrically registered to better target aid
Information from interviews and biometric registration is shared to guide humanitarian partners in providing direct, impactful assistance to the neediest.
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Children pay high price as famine looms across Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen
As humanitarians reach at least 10 million people each month in the 4 countries, UNICEF calls for further international efforts to save nearly 1.4 million children at imminent risk of death.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights continued violence in Nigeria and Ukraine
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Boko Haram attacks and floods in Southern Africa
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.