By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN Office of the aid coordination on Friday stated that tTo Nigeria, where UN aid teams have launched a humanitarian appeal which focuses on the northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe – the Bay states where conflict, climate shocks and economic instability dangers communities’ wellbeing.
OCHA said that the target this year is to reach 3.6 million people in the northeast with health services, food, water, sanitation and hygiene.
It noted that nutrition for children is also part of the $910 million appeal, along with support for protection, education and other basic services.
OCHA insisted that to absorb declining global funding, the Nigeria plan aims to make scarce resources go further by supporting those delivering assistance locally more directly and by shifting to cash and voucher assistance where possible.
It reiterated that a key part of the aid appeal includes prevention work to lessen the impact of floods and disease outbreaks.
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