USAID’s Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance Director Jeremy Konyndyk on Wednesday announced $37 million in new funding to support additional humanitarian assistance for people affected by famine in Nigeria and throughout the Lake Chad Basin.
Konyndyk said the funding for assistance implemented by international NGOs and UN agencies brings the total USAID humanitarian support for the region to $318 million since last year. The United States is the single largest humanitarian donor to the region.
He said; "The United States is committed to supporting Nigeria to ease this humanitarian crisis and help sustain this vulnerable population until they can resume livelihoods upended by conflict".
Despite Boko Haram losing many territory in the northeast as a result of a renewed military offensive, millions are still going hungry after years of attacks disrupted farming and supplies. Throughout the region, approximately 5 million people need emergency food assistance and 2.5 million people are displaced.
The money for food would be directed to communities in the Diffa region of Niger and is part of a coordinated effort to get more food into the area.
Muhammad Sani Sidi, director general of the Nigeria Emergency Management Agency said; "These issues are enormous, we are working toward a full recovery, including job skills training for the displaced".
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