UN Humanitarian Fund allocates $10.5 million for the Most Vulnerable in the North-East

    The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund which was created by the United Nations to address the crisis in North East Nigeria, has allocated over US$10.5 million to help thousands of women, children and men in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance. The NHF will deploy this fund by prioritizing life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable, and […]

 

 

The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund which was created by the United Nations to address the crisis in North East Nigeria, has allocated over US$10.5 million to help thousands of women, children and men in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance. The NHF will deploy this fund by prioritizing life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable, and also expand the humanitarian assistance provided by the United Nations and partners to the hard-to-reach and newly accessible areas and where flooding, disease outbreaks and new displacements persist such as Monguno, Mafa, Pulka and Rann (in Borno State), and Michika (in Adamawa State). The funds will also support efforts to enhance the protection of civilians in vulnerable communities and those trapped in conflict areas. This outlay will fund about 15 different projects which were selected by various sectors of the UN humanitarian response programme in Nigeria and were vetted by the NHF Advisory Board.

 

 

 

According to Mr. Edward Kallon, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. “These funds will go towards addressing some of the key priority areas in the humanitarian response that have not yet been financially supported, including the provision of safe drinking water, emergency shelter and health services to those in need.”

 

 

 

The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund contributes to the overall international humanitarian appeal for Nigeria this year for $1.05 billion as detailed in the 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan. It is the fourth largest single-country appeal globally. The appeal is presently 43 per cent funded.

The NHF is one of 18 country-based pooled funds and was launched during the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region in February 2017. It is managed by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on behalf of the Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria and to date, has received $25 million in contributions and pledges, thanks to the generous support of Sweden, Germany, Norway, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, the Arab Gulf Program for Development, Azerbaijan, Malta and Sri Lanka.