The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Edward Kallon, has
said that $839 million (N301.04 billion) is required to implement the
humanitarian response plan (HRP) for 2020.
According to him, the response plan; intends to reach 5.9 million
people with life-saving assistance in insurgency affected states of
Borno, Adamawa and Yobe.
The decade long Boko Haram insurgency has also destroyed 36,000 lives
and property worth over $9 billion (N3.24 trillion).
Kallon in a statement Saturday in Maiduguri disclosed: “The three-year
(2019-2021) humanitarian response strategy was developed and agreed
jointly by Federal Government and humanitarian partners.”
He said that the strategy is to ‘prioritize life-saving needs of
insurgency’ affected population in the Northeast of Nigeria.
“The UN response strategy was also to lay foundation and path for
peace building and recovery in Northeast region affected by decade
long conflicts,” he said; noting that 7.9 million people are in need
of humanitarian assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.
On status of displaced persons, Kallon said: “Over 1.9 million are
currently internally displaced, while 300,000 live as refugees in
neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger
