Nigeria and the UN are launching a $306 million appeal fund to tackle the food and nutrition crisis in the Northeast

An appeal has been launched for US$306 million to address the expected food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states during the lean season from May to September.

The appeal was launched in Abuja on Tuesday by the Government of Nigeria and national and international partners, with the aim of expediting food assistance, nutrition supplies and services, clean water, healthcare and protection support to people in dire need during the period. in the three states hit hard by the more than decade-long Boko Haram crisis.

According to the government-led Cadre Harmonisé analysis released in March this year, ...