8.5 MILLION BOKO HARAM VICTIMS NEED LIVE-SAVING SUPPORT IN NORTH EAST, SAYS UN
In similar vein, United Nations explained that 2.1 million persons had so far benefited from various nutrition interventions designed to control malnutrition in the war-ravaged region, adding that more than 5.6 million of the estimated 6.9 million persons received health care service support through effective interventions provided by humanitarian organisations.
The situation report further added that 4 million persons benefited from out-patient services and 1.6 million persons under mobile medical activities and also revealed that 2.9 million children need education support, while 986, 100 of the 1.6 million targeted children, received education intervention between January and October, 2017.
“Some 787, 000 children received formal and non-formal education support, and 138, 400 children provided with learning materials. Psycho-social support and basic life skills training were conducted for 11, 500 teachers,”
The UN agency said that humanitarian organisation received only 18 per cent of the total funding required, just as the document further showed that 3.9 million people need water, sanitation and hygiene services, and that the agency provided support to two million of the 2.4 million persons targeted for interventions.
The report said, other highlights of the humanitarian activities in 2017 include the provision of safe drinking water to two million displaced persons and distribution of hygiene kits to 1.1 million people, while 773, 000 persons were provided with improved sanitation facilities.
The agency on protection said that over 6.9 million people needed protection intervention, explaining that 2.4 persons were reached with intervention in the affected states, but however, decried the spate of violence against civilians and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), stressing that urgent measures were necessary to enhance protection and security of persons affected by the conflict.
