Strengthening Humanitarian Response in Post-Conflict Communities in Nigeria: Reviewing North East Nigeria

The humanitarian crisis in North East Nigeria, particularly Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) States, deserves urgent attention because it worsens annually due to the complex interaction between protracted attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and the climaterelated shocks which undermine sources of livelihood and resilience of the vulnerable in the North East. The BAY States suffer humanitarian crises characterised by acute food insecurity, internal displacement, poor access to basic health care, widespread malnutrition and other humanitarian needs. Between June and August 2024, an estimated 4.8 million people in the BAY states are projected to be at risk of severe food insecurity. This is the highest number ever witnessed in the past seven years. Worried by the severe and worsening humanitarian crisis in the BAY States, the Nigerian government and the United Nations launched an appeal on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, seeking $306 million for urgently needed humanitarian response in the BAY States. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) decried that if such additional funds are not received, it is estimated that 3.4 million of the 4.3 million at-risk people in need of humanitarian assistance may not be reached by humanitarian partners in the BAY States.

This edition of the Nextier SPD Policy Weekly reflects on the challenges of humanitarian response in the North East and provides strategies for strengthening
humanitarian response in the region, with particular attention paid to the BAY States.

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