Nigeria: Floods - Aug 2017 Updates

It provides a picture of the humanitarian landscape, and highlights major trends in the nature of crises, their drivers, and the actors that participate in prevention, response and recovery.

Highlights The Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) conducted a mission to Bama to assess the quality of the existing ETS services deployed at the humanitarian hub. Tracking features of the...

While conflict continues to rage and despite numerous challenges, humanitarian aid reached more people in more places across the north-east. FROM INCREASED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION AND DONOR SUPPORT...

Households worst-affected by conflict at the periphery of the Sambisa axis in the northeast of Nigeria have been unable to engage in normal livelihood activities for several consecutive seasons.

L'ESSENTIEL La baisse des précipitations marque la fin de la saison agricole principale à travers l’Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel. Importants déficits de production de la biomasse au Sénégal, en...

Key points: Rainfall deficits marks the end of the main crop season across West Africa and the Sahel. Significant deficits in biomass production in Senegal, Mauritania and Chad may lead to early...

Highlights The Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) security telecommunications services were operational at the humanitarian hub in Dikwa, Borno state, as of 2 November. The ETS carried out a...

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.

Key points: The agricultural production is expected to be overall average to above-average in West Africa and the Sahel. Fodder deficits persist in the extreme North-East of Chad, the pastoral zone...

The West and Central Africa region has experienced severe flooding in the 2017 rainy season, causing significant material and human casualties. A combination of swollen rivers and high impact...

Despite average rainfall over East Africa, risk of flooding remains high in Sudan and Ethiopia Africa Weather Hazards and below-normal rainfall in August and early September has produced moderate to...

OVERVIEW Key achievements toward the strategic objectives For the implementation of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) in 2017, the HCT achieved the following: 2.3 million individuals,...

Below-average rain recorded in West Africa, while above-average rain persists over Eastern Africa Inconsistent and below-normal rainfall since mid-August has increased moisture deficits and led to...

Rainfall decreases in West Africa, while heavy rains continue in East Africa Africa Weather Hazards Inconsistent and below-normal rainfall since mid-August has increased moisture deficits and led to...

Highlights The Lake Chad region continues to face large-scale humanitarian needs as a result of the long-running violence associated with Boko Haram. The recent months have seen an increase in...

In Numbers 5.2 m people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, and 50,000 people estimated to be in famine-like conditions across Northeast Nigeria during the lean season (June-September) (Cadre...

Weekly country updates as of 20 September 2017 Afghanistan No new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the past week. The total number of WPV1 cases for 2017 remains six. The most...

OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 8.5 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED OF LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE IN 2017 6.9 MILLION PEOPLE TARGETED FOR LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE IN 2017 Unpredictable population movements continue to pose a...

River flooding and above-average rainfall continue in Nigeria and Sudan Africa Weather Hazards Since early August, above-average seasonal rainfall caused flooding in some areas. With well...

Key figures (HRP 2017) Population in Need: 2,300,000 Shelter sector target population: 1,040,000 Funding Required: $70.3 Million People reached by Shelter-NFI Interventions: 371,056 DMS/CCCM sector...