Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is based on independent field research conducted in Nigeria by Sebastian Kasack, supported by Mohammed Bandora, Avishek Banskota, Alasdair Burton and Younes Al-Qaryouti. It also draws on data from MAG’s field operations as well…

I. Summary of the response Now in its ninth year, the crisis in north-east Nigeria remains one of the most severe in the world with 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2018 in the…

Highlights • The IOM DTM Round XXIV (August 2018) estimates that 1.76 million people are still internally displaced across the three northeast states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. • Borno and Yobe states are yet to declare a…

SECURITY AND OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Security Highlights: In August, Nigeria witnessed an upsurge in Boko Haram attacks in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States – resulting in more than 200 security incidents. Over 125 people were reportedly killed in the…

226,559 Nigerian refugees displaced by the insurgency in Cameroon, Chad and Niger as of 31 July 2018 (or latest figures available) 2,254,213 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the region displaced by the insurgency (or latest figures available) HIGHLIGHTS AND OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Security: Over…

On the week of July 8th Africa was marked by several important attacks and developments. In Nigeria, nearly one hundred people reportedly died in large-scale attacks launched by Middle Belt, Fulani militiamen in Adamawa and Tabara states…

Highlights In May 2018, both directly and through partnerships, WFP provided food and nutrition assistance to 1.2 million people in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. WFP supported almost 350,000 young children and women under its preventative nutrition approach activities…

In Nigeria, the Danish Demining Group combats superstition and misconception connected to explosives, which pose a great danger to people in conflict-ridden areas. In a settlement for internally displaced people in north eastern Nigeria, people who were…

SUMMARY I. Summary of the response In 2017, the humanitarian response for north-east Nigeria underwent a major scale-up with several notable achievements. The UN and its humanitarian partners contributed to averting famine in the region, contained a cholera…

2017 IN REVIEW HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT The humanitarian crisis in Nigeria’s north-east remains one of the most severe in the world today. In 2017, there were 8.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in the worst conflict-affected states…