HIGHLIGHTS
Attack on humanitarian convoy
Disease risk increases with rainy season
Partnership with NGOs and government offices for community engagement forges ahead
FIGURES
No. people in need of humanitarian assistance. 7 m
No. IDPs 2.4 m
No. of people in Borno and Yobe States in need of urgent food assistance 800,000
No. malnourished children 244,000
No. Nigerian refugees 155,000
No. returned IDPs and refugees to Adamawa and Borno 663,500
FUNDING
279 million requested (US$) 29% funded (as of 1 August 2016)
Attack on convoy injures staff involved in the delivery of humanitarian aid
A humanitarian convoy returning from delivering life-saving aid to thousands of displaced people in Bama came under attack on 28 July as it travelled to the town of Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria.
Staff from UNICEF, IOM, UNFPA and international NGOs was involved in the incident. Two humanitarian staff members and two Nigerian soldiers, who were providing protection, were injured in the attack.
Bama was recently listed as one of the newly accessible areas and the humanitarian community was striving to provide assistance to the 30,000 people displaced by violence from nearby towns and villages. Protracted conflict around the area has caused extreme suffering, triggering a malnutrition crisis. The humanitarian community remains committed to providing life-saving assistance to communities in need.