Informes

REGIONAL OVERVIEW Introduction Violence in northern Nigeria and across the Lake Chad Basin has intensified in 2015 and the situation continues to deteriorate. Many people fleeing widespead and indiscriminant attacks on civilians are seeking safety in neighbouring countries,…

Summary This report is presented pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution S-23/1 on atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram and its effects on human rights in the affected States. The resolution requested the Office of…

Key Findings Scope and scale of crisis Borno, Yobe and Adamawa state are most affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. The northeastern states are hosting the majority of IDPs. 1.3 million IDPs are in Adamawa, Borno, Gombe, and…

Peter Clottey A spokesman for the Nigerian military says it has cleared the strategic road of Gwoza-Yamteke in Borno state of land mines planted by Boko Haram militants. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said troops fighting the militants are…

HIGHLIGHTS UNHCR staff and partners completed a two‐day training program on the protection of IDPs. Presiding at the closing ceremony, the UNHCR Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Angele Dikongue‐Atangana, called on participants to take the principles…

HIGHLIGHTS The Federal Government of Nigeria has directed all ministries, agencies and extra-ministerial departments to prepare their handover briefs ahead of the May 29 inauguration of President Buhari. UNHCR is positioning itself to acclimate to the new…

HIGHLIGHTS USD$ 28 million allocated from UN Central Emergency Fund to assist people affected by Boko Haram’s insurgency. Boko Haram, insecurity exert misery in Cameroon’s Far North Region. Millions of people in Ebola-affected countries risk serious food shortages during…

Nigeria, which joined the Mine Ban Treaty in 2002, declared that it is free of antipersonnel landmines. It did so during an international meeting regarding the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) held in Geneva last week. Representatives from…

(Geneva, 24 June 2011) Nigeria, which joined the Mine Ban Treaty in 2002, declared that it is free of antipersonnel landmines during an international meeting held in Geneva this week. "We welcome Nigeria's completion of mine clearance…

Geneva, 20 June 2011 – Nigeria has become the latest country to declare that it has cleared all mined areas according to its obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention. “Nigeria is proud to…