ABUJA, 6 January 2026 - The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has called for stronger protection of civilians, civilian spaces and schools...
ABUJA, 25 December 2025 - I am deeply saddened by yesterday evening’s reported loss of life in a mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, in Borno State in north-east Nigeria, following a suspected...
ABUJA, 7 September 2025 - I am deeply appalled and saddened by Friday’s reported killing of dozens of civilians in Darajamal Village, Bama Local Government Area (LGA), in Borno State in north-east...
Commemorating World Humanitarian Day 2025, we—the Federal Government of Nigeria, the UN system, and humanitarian partners—honour the memory of our colleagues, many of them national staff, who have...
The Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, Excellencies Ambassadors and other members of the diplomatic corps, Directors-General of...
Niamey, le 25 mars 2025 - La Coordonnatrice humanitaire au Niger, Madame Mama Keita, exprime son indignation face à l'attaque brutale de groupes armés qui a coûté la vie à au moins 44 civils dans la...
The United Nations estimates that 3.6 million people need life-saving assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. These needs are "driven by conflict, climate shocks, and economic instability".
At least 40 civilians were reportedly killed in Kukawa's Dumba community on 12 January. This incident follows a series of attacks against civilians recorded in 2024.
12 September 2024 For Immediate Release MEDIA ADVISORY We are pleased to invite you to a press briefing by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, on flooding...
ABUJA, 11 September 2024 - I am deeply disturbed by reports of the brutal killing of at least 128 men and boys in Mafa, in Yobe State’s Tarmuwa Local Government Area (LGA), on 1 September. The attack...
Abuja, 30 June 2024 - The United Nations strongly condemns the suicide bomb attacks on civilian populations in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State yesterday. The exact number of people...
Abuja, 6 March 2024 The United Nations strongly condemns the reported abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno...
I am alarmed by the impact that continued conflict is having on vulnerable people, in particular on children, in north-east Nigeria. Yesterday, I visited El-Miskin Camp in Maiduguri, Borno State,...
The United Nations strongly condemns the reported ambush and brutal killing of more than 30 civilians in Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area in Borno State yesterday. Several people were...
Yesterday’s killing of a staff member of the humanitarian non-governmental organization Médecins du Monde in Damboa, Borno State is deeply disturbing and sad. On behalf of the United Nations, I...
1. Support the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Floods Emergency Appeal The IFRC Emergency Appeal aims to reach 500,000 people through a multi-sectoral intervention addressing...
Abuja, 1 November 2022 – Over this past week, I spoke with people that have lost all their possessions as a result of devastating floods, during visits to Adamawa in the north-east and Anambra in the...
By Mr. Matthias Schmale, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria Today in north-east Nigeria, millions of people are facing the painful consequences of a deteriorating food...
Abuja, 2 March 2021 I am gravely preoccupied by reports of an ongoing violent attack by non-state armed groups in Dikwa, Borno State, during which several aid facilities were impacted. The attack...
There is no word to describe how I feel after my visit to Zabarmari communities yesterday. It is with great sadness, but also indignation, that I met the families of the victims of Saturday’s violent...
