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The Federal Government and the humanitarian community have launched North East Nigeria Humanitarian Response Plan for 2021.
The plan seeks $1 billion to enable partners provide critical services to the 6.4 million most vulnerable people – among 8.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance this year.
Longstanding insecurity and violence, compounded by climate change, and the impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) are increasing the vulnerability of close to nine million people. About two million people are internally-displaced, millions of people depend on humanitarian partners for basic services, and up to 5.1 million people face hunger in the lean season – the worst outlook in four years.
By Olawale Ajimotokan and Michael Olugbode
The federal government and the United Nations have launched a $1 billion virtual appeal fund to provide critical humanitarian assistance for 6.5 million most vulnerable people in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states.
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq yesterday reiterated the growing need to assist displaced people affected by the crisis in north-eastern Nigeria through the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan.
She noted that the need to seek more support for the affected persons, particularly women and children has become a priority in the light of north-east conflict which is now in its 12th year and which has impacted many Nigerians.
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Insurgency: UN, FG launch $1bn 2021 Humanitarian Plan for North East
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By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja
The United Nations and the Federal Government along with development partners have launched the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan for the insurgency-ravaged northeastern part of Nigeria.
The Humanitarian Response Plan represents a collective vision for humanitarian action in 2021, and requests US$1 billion to enable partners provide critical services to the 6.4 million most vulnerable people – from a pool of 8.7 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in 2021 in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
According to the UN, a combination of escalating conflict, displacement, and disruption to and loss of livelihoods due to COVID-19 restrictions, could lead to hunger for millions of Nigerians living in the north-east.