Informing humanitarians worldwide 24/7 — a service provided by UN OCHA

Nigeria

Women’s empowerment meets male resistance, sexual exploitation in Nigeria camps

MAIDUGURI, 22 February 2017

The camps for displaced people scattered across northeast Nigeria are supposed to provide safety from Boko Haram violence. But for many women the threat is no longer the jihadists: The danger is inside the camps, and stems from the attitudes of men in general.

Read more on IRIN