Nigeria: Thousands of Displaced People Cut Off from Aid in Borno State

Field newsNigeria: Thousands of Displaced People Cut Off from Aid in Borno StateJanuary 17, 2018In northernNigeria, years of conflict between the military and the armed opposition groups known as Boko Haram have taken a heavy toll on the population. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, more than 1.7 million people have been internally displaced by fighting in the northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. Of these, 78 percent are in Borno.

Source: MSF News - January 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jess Brown Source Type: news