July 24, 2025
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From Sadiq Abubakar

Maiduguri.

Borno State Governor, , Professor Babagana Umara Zulum Thursday in Abuja  participated in  the virtual briefing on steep deterioration of humanitarian situation in the North East.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management And Social Development,  Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, UN Resident and Humanitarian Cordinator in Nigeria , Mr, Edward Kallon, Heads of other UN Partners  and  Development Representatives of the INGOs were in attendamce.

The  Humanitarian partners and development agencies meeting  which was aimed at raising profilef or  Nigerian  Emergencies and  also to mobilize funds for the north east humanitarian activities had stakeholders from th 6 states of the north east who  provided updates of their  different perspectives at the meeting.

The  UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Edward Kallon meeting also briefed the donors and media on the vulnerable people’s needs and ongoing humanitarian need responses in the North East.

He said the people in need of humanitarian support rose  from 7.1 million people in 2019 to 7.9 million at the beginning of 2020.

According to  him, the UN Database, the humanitarian response plan funding  stood atl low  level in 2020  where out o the requirement of $1.08 billion, only $316.9 million have  so far been received.

He further  noted at the meeting that UN OCHA coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. advocates for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all.

Similarly, he added that  OCHA also coordinates global humanitarian funding appeals and manages global and country-specific humanitarian response funds where the United Nations Office For Cordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) have been working in support of Nigerian government to scale up responses.

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