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Highlights
- Nearly 8 million people in Nigeria, including 1.95 million women of reproductive age, require humanitarian assistance due to conflict, food insecurity, lack of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, limited education, and protection concerns. Women and girls in crisis settings face heightened vulnerability to gender-based violence.
- On January 31, 2025, the Borno State Government took significant steps toward closing IDP Camp Muna in Maiduguri.
- Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) continued their attacks, leading to deaths, injuries, and displacement. Violence in Zamfara and Borno State remained particularly severe, with reports of bomb explosions and civilian casualties.
- Millions of Nigerians remain internally displaced due to conflict and natural disasters, particularly in Borno State. To address long-term displacement, Benue State launched an action plan for IDP durable solutions on January 24, with UNFPA participating to mobilize partner support.
- On January 23, 2025, the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Nigeria was launched, addressing the ongoing crisis in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states. Now in its fifteenth year, the crisis continues to have a profound impact on women and girls.
- The closure and relocation of IDP camps in Borno State demand a focus on durable solutions, coordinated by UNDP with UNFPA, to ensure safe and dignified returns for women and girls while maintaining their access to essential services.
- A UN High-Level Mission visited Bama, Borno State, ahead of the Fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum, held in Maiduguri from January 29-31. The forum aimed to foster regional dialogue and cooperation, addressing pressing challenges while working toward long-term stability and development.
Situation Overview
- Borno State Camp Closure Plan: On January 31, 2025, the Borno State Government made a significant stride in its initiative to close all IDP camps in the state by closing the Muna IDP camp in Maiduguri. This initiative, focused on returning displaced people to their communities, may positively impact women and girls by rebuilding social networks and support systems disrupted by displacement, improving safety, and access to livelihoods, and reducing the risk of exploitation, GBV, child marriage, and harmful practices such as FGM.
- Crime and Violence: In January, women and children were targeted in escalating violence in Borno and Zamfara. Zamfara saw a surge in kidnappings, with at least 200 people, mostly women and children, taken in Maru LGA and 46 abducted in Gana town.