Cameroon: Fight Against Terrorism - G7 to Aid Boko Haram Victims

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Members of the institution have decided to offer over 389 million US Dollars and called on others to add more support.

The G7 group of wealthy countries have pledged $389 million to assist millions of people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria. The move is to add support to efforts being made by the United Nations and other aid agencies in helping victims of the conflict that has received world condemnation. A statement made public by the UK High Commission in Nigeria, Catriona Laing said, Britain is leading the coordinated move by the G7 countries to provide humanitarian assistance this year. It called for more efforts to ensure safe access to humanitarian workers saying in north- eastern Nigeria "communities daily suffer the consequences of war, including the estimated one million people inaccessible to humanitarian actors due to insecurity".

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