Nigeria: Floods - Aug 2019 Updates

CRISIS OVERVIEW Since the 1970s, recurrent extreme weather and climate events have been affecting the Lake Chad Basin (LCB), which includes Adamawa, Borno, Diffa (Niger), Far North (Cameroon), Lac...

Description of the disaster On 21st and 22 September 2019, high water levels of Rivers Niger and Benue affected some 18,640 people (3,104 households) in 54 communities of Cross River, Kogi, Niger and...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Planting ongoing in south under normal conditions Above‑average cereal production estimated in 2019 Cereal import requirements forecast at below‑average level Higher food...

• 17 donor countries and the United Nations Foundation (UNF) have contributed $99 million to the NHF since it operationalized in May 2017. This generous support enabled $24 million in 2017; $36...

Key messages FAO completed distributions of dry season inputs (crop seeds and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizers) to 35 500 households across Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. Dry season crop production ensures...

Persisting and escalating conflicts in the northeast and other northern areas increasing assistance needs KEY MESSAGES Households that have been the worst affected by Boko Haram conflict in many...

Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Nigeria In 2017, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was designated by the Honourable Minister of Health as the National Coordinating...

7.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED 6.2 MILLION PEOPLE TARGETED 5.4 MILLION PEOPLE REACHED OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW In the months of November and December, rising insecurity to locations along the Maiduguri –...

Review of Nigeria’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan Given the inevitable human-animal-environment interface, countries across the world are at risk of zoonotic diseases. In the...

Overview: In East Africa, harvest is complete for main season cereals in the north of the subregion and yields were favourable except in Sudan and South Sudan due to flood damage, socioeconomic...

Dakar – The number of internally displaced people in West and Central Africa has more than doubled in the past three years driven by climate and environmental change, fast-paced urbanization,...

In Numbers 5,591 mt of food assistance distributed USD 5 m cash-based transfers made USD 100 m six-month net funding requirement (February 2020 – July 2020) 652,276 people assisted in January 2020 ...

NCDC Activates National Emergency Operations Centre for Lassa Fever in Nigeria This year, there has been an increase in the number of Lassa fever (LF) cases reported across the country. As of the...

Strengthening Disease Surveillance and Early Response through Epidemic Intelligence Epidemic Intelligence (EI) is a framework for strengthening disease surveillance, improving preparedness and...

The Camp Management bi-weekly tracker report is a service monitoring and gap analysis tool produced by the CCCM/Shelter/NFI sector. The tracker supports humanitarian partners in identifying gaps in...

NCDC Strengthens Preparedness for the Novel Coronavirus On the 30th of January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of...

Northeast Nigeria Humanitarian Response 5.3 million People in need of health care 5.0 million targeted by the Health Sector 1,815,174* IDPs in the three States 4.3 million people reached in 2019*** ...

This report is produced by OCHA Nigeria in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from September to December 2019. The next report will be issued in March 2020. Overview The...

I. Introduction Le présent rapport, qui porte sur la période du 1 er juillet au 31 décembre 2019, donne un aperçu de l’évolution de la situation et des tendances observées en Afrique de l’Ouest et au...

I. Introduction The present report covers the period from 1 July to 31 December 2019 and provides an overview of developments and trends in West Africa and the Sahel. It also outlines the activities...