The United Nations report has shown that there are 1.9 million people displaced currently from their homes in North-East, Nigeria.
, Geoffrey Njoku, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday.
“In North-East, Nigeria, there are currently 1.9 million people displaced from their homes. Sixty percent of them are children, with one in four under the age of five,” it said. It said that as COVID-19 continued to spread around the world, the internally- displaced children were among the most vulnerable to its direct and indirect impacts.
“We must urgently work together; all of us, government and humanitarian partners, to keep them safe, healthy, learning and protected,” it said. “This is true in Nigeria’s North-East, where conditions pose a particular challenge to containing the possible spread of diseases like COVID-19. It said that UNICEF and its partners were working to protect displaced children in the North-East through critical health and nutrition services.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NEMA confirms death of North-East Zonal CoordinatorThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday, confirmed the death of its North-East Zonal Coordinator, Saidu Ahmed....
Read more »
NEMA North-East Coordinator Dies In Borno | Sahara Reporters.NEMAnigeria North-East Coordinator Dies In Borno | Sahara Reporters Ahmed died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after battling diabetes. READ MORE:
Read more »
COVID-19: Northern elders sending Almajiris infected with Coronavirus to South East - Ohanaeze alleges - Daily Post NigeriaThe Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Worldwide, OYC, has reacted to the interception of Kano State Almajiri children at Enugu State border by the State
Read more »
Oronsaye's report: Peace Corps, S-East Development Commission, other bills in National Assembly in trouble - Daily Post NigeriaThe Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, recently announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval to the implementation of the Oransaye report
Read more »
NEMA confirms death of North-East Zonal CoordinatorThe National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday, confirmed the death of its North-East Zonal Coordinator, Saidu Ahmed....
Read more »
NEMA North-East Coordinator Dies In Borno | Sahara Reporters.NEMAnigeria North-East Coordinator Dies In Borno | Sahara Reporters Ahmed died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after battling diabetes. READ MORE:
Read more »