The United Nations Humanitarian Chief, Mr Stephen O’Brien
has released about N3.7billion ($13million) as life-saving support to the
250,000 Internally Displaced Persons in the North East of Nigeria.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
who announced this in a statement, said that the money was released the by the Central
Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
‘’United Nations humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien has
released US$13 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), to provide
life-saving assistance to 250,000 people in parts of the
North-East of Nigeria.
``The destruction of crops and looting of livestock have
left many people unable to support their families.
``More than 50,000 people need seeds and tools for the
upcoming planting season. Women, girls, men and boys have suffered or witnessed
terrible abuses.
``CERF funds will enable humanitarian partners to provide
critical psycho- social support and protection services. CERF funding will help
them to rebuild their livelihoods,’’ it said.
According to the statement, the Humanitarian Response Plan
for Nigeria was revised upwards by N14.3billion ($51 million) this month, and currently
needs N78.4billion (about $279 million).
The statement added that the IDPs had suffered so much from
the activities of Boko Haram in the North East and needed to be supported for
survival.
It noted that CERT had since last year been providing
life-saving assistance to the internally displaced persons in the North East.
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