The Office of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) in Nigeria, has disclosed that nearly six million people still depend on humanitarian assistance, even as global humanitarian funding continues to decline. Head of UN OCHA Nigeria, Miss Danielle Parry, stated this when she led a delegation to pay a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, at the Nigerian Army Headquartres, Abuja.
Though Parry commended the Nigerian Army for its consistent support in facilitating humanitarian operations across the North East, she identified persistent security challenges in Gwoza, Bama, Damboa, Dikwa and Monguno as major impediments to humanitarian access and appealed for sustained military support to enable displaced persons to safely return to farming and other livelihood activities. She also requested increased military assistance in clearing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) from resettlement communities, intensified patrols along critical rainy-season supply routes and enhanced security escorts for humanitarian convoys.
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Source: The Guardian Nigeria
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