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Nigeria: 'Alarming' Level of Malnutrition and Famine-Like Conditions in Northeast - UN
UN News, 12 July 2016
Humanitarian convoys have uncovered emergency levels of severe acute malnutrition and famine-like conditions in Nigeria's Borno State, particularly in 15 satellite camps, where… Read more »
Malnutrition, Famine Threatens Parts of North-East Nigeria
UN humanitarian workers have reported finding severe acute malnutrition and famine-like conditions in Borno State, where Boko Haram militants are making it even harder to grow crops.
IDP women in one of the camps in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, collect their share of stock cubes to prepare the day's meal. The women are paid a salary to cook the meals.
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Nigeria: Rotten Under-Bellies of North-East Refugee Camps
Leadership, 10 July 2016
The major problem confronting government recognized IDPs camps in Borno State is welfare: Displaced persons are finding it difficult to regain their pre- conflict way of life and… Read more »
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Nigeria: Children in Northeast Face Death Unless Aid Arrives Soon - UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 1 July 2016
Tens of thousands of children in northeast Nigeria will die of malnutrition this year unless they receive treatment soon, the United Nations said on Friday after reaching areas of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Malnutrition in the North-East
This Day, 4 July 2016
There is a state of emergency at the internally displaced persons' (IDPs) camps, particularly in Borno State, as several people are becoming sickly with many children reportedly… Read more »
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Nigeria: UN Urges More Aid for People in North-East Nigeria, Once Inaccessible Due to Boko Haram Threat
UN News, 1 July 2016
Tens of thousands of children in northeast Nigeria will die of malnutrition this year unless they receive treatment soon, the United Nations today warned after reaching areas in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Malnutrition and Child Survival in Nigeria
Guardian, 8 July 2016
Available statistics indicates that over two billion people in the world suffer from various forms of malnutrition. It is also an underlying cause of death of 2.6 million children… Read more »
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Nigeria: Food for Nigeria Refugees Looted
CAJ News, 12 July 2016
CORRUPTION, particularly during the distribution of food to internally displaced persons, has been cited as the cause of severe malnutrition at the camps housing millions of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Dangote Seeks Aid to Combat Hunger in Refugee Camps
Vanguard, 11 July 2016
Worried by the reported unhealthy conditions of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in various camps across the country, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari Lauds U.S.' Historic Role in Deepening Democracy in Nigeria
Vanguard, 12 July 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed appreciation for the important role the U.S. played in the success of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. Read more »
