Emergency
贵安新区牛坡洞遗址入选2016年全国十大考古新发现
- 30.6 million
- people have severe food insecurity across the country
- 2.3 million
- people displaced by violence and insecurity in the northeast
- US$130 million
- needed for WFP operations through January 2026
百度 而这样的选择成为所有人的理性选择的话，我们可以想象到见义勇为也会渐渐消失在这个社会中。
A record 30.6 million Nigerians are facing food insecurity, driven by conflict, climate shocks, displacement and the systemic collapse of local food systems.
Escalating insurgent attacks are fuelling the unprecedented hunger crisis, driving mass displacement, collapsing livelihoods and creating fertile ground for armed group recruitment.
The northeast - particularly Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states - remains the epicentre of the crisis, with nearly 5 million people facing acute food insecurity and limited access to assistance.
It comes just as the stabilizing lifeline of food assistance risks disappearing entirely due to lack of funding.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has been holding hunger at bay in northern Nigeria through the first half of the year, reaching more than 1.3 million people with life-saving assistance and reducing malnutrition admissions among children in areas it supports.
However, our food and nutrition programmes are on the verge of suspension in conflict-affected communities from August due to critical funding shortfalls. Without urgent support, life-saving assistance will halt at a time of record need.
A total of 150 WFP-supported nutrition clinics in Borno and Yobe states – home to some of the highest levels of hunger and malnutrition – have shut down, leaving 300,000 children at risk of wasting (low weight for height).
WFP urgently requires US$130 million to prevent the imminent suspension of assistance for 1.3 million people and sustain lifesaving operations through 2025.
What the World Food Programme is doing to respond to the North Eastern Nigeria emergency
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Food assistance
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WFP has held hunger at bay during the first half of 2025, particularly in conflict-affected areas in the north, reaching more than 1.3 million people with life-saving food and nutrition assistance. The suspension of food aid could further destabilize the region as people are faced with impossible choices: endure hunger, flee their homes or risk exploitation by extremist groups.
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Nutrition
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WFP’s assistance in norther Nigeria has reduced malnutrition admissions among children in areas it supports. However, lack of funding has led to the closure of 150 WFP-supported nutrition clinics in Borno and Yobe states – home to some of the highest levels of hunger and malnutrition. This leaves 300, 000 children at risk of wasting (low weight for height).
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Livelihoods
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Where feasible, and in collaboration with the Government and other partners, WFP implements livelihood programmes and income-generating activities. We give cash to people in the short term, while providing training so displaced people can acquire skills and employment in the long term, in areas such as food processing, aquaculture, vegetable gardening, tailoring and carpentry.
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Logistics and emergency telecommunications
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The Emergency Telecommunications Service (ETS) provides internet connectivity in eight field locations. In Damasak, northeast Nigeria, the ETS is upgrading the UniFi devices – the internet access point – to the latest version so that humanitarian workers can use enhanced ETS services. Overall, ETS provides internet connectivity to 3,000 users from over 90 organizations, including many United Nations agencies and NGOs across northeast Nigeria.
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UN Humanitarian Air Service
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WFP provides air transport to the entire humanitarian community, including helicopters to carry vital relief – vaccines, medicine, medical equipment and staff – to hard-to-reach, isolated areas.
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