HIGHLIGHTS
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18,421 cholera cases recorded in first quarter 2014 -- more cases than reported in all of 2013.
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250,000 IDPs in the northeast are reverting to negative and unsustainable coping strategies to meet their food needs.
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700-1,000 flee northeast for Diffa, Niger every week. 100,000 new arrivals expected in Diffa by end of 2014.
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FEWSNET reports crisis level food insecurity in Borno and Yobe states since January.
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Regional Humanitarian Coordinator visits the northeast; UN Special Envoy deployed to Nigeria.
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Over 230 schoolgirls kidnapped by Nigerian insurgents, Boko Haram, remain missing; international rescue efforts underway.
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Inter-agency needs assessment in the northeast begins.
KEY FIGURES
No. of IDPs from the conflict in the northeast (March 2014): 249,446
Dollars in private sector contributions to address the crisis in the northeast: 15 million
Reported cholera cases in 2014 as of week 17: 18,421
Sources: NEMA/WHO/NGOs
2014 FUNDING
USD$ 75 million requested
USD$ 0 received
USD$3.2 million pledged
Disclaimer
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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