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Cameroon’s Far North: helping displaced people overcome grief

24/02/2021
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The conflict in Nigeria still affects Cameroon’s Far North region, causing widespread hunger. Elizabeth and her family lost everything after her village was attacked. Receiving food assistance was essential to help her get back on her feet.

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Education brings smiles and hope to children and young people in northeast Nigeria

Northeast Nigeria Education in Emergencies
04/09/2018
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Nine years into the conflict wreaking havoc in northeast Nigeria, about 1.7 million people remain uprooted and depend heavily on humanitarian assistance to cover their most basic needs.
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Nigeria: cholera outbreak follows displacement caused by Boko Haram

Nigeria cholera outbreak
17/11/2017
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Cholera is a waterborne disease which thrives in environments lacking proper sanitation and hygiene, therefore outbreaks often happen in conflict settings when access to safe water is limited.
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Fighting Famine in Northeast Nigeria

Famine in Northeast Nigeria by Crystal Wells, IMC
21/09/2017
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An unprecedented 20 million people are currently on the precipice of famine. At the heart of this crisis is Nigeria, where a seven-year-long conflict triggered by the insurgent group Boko Haram has wreaked havoc on the north-eastern corner of the...
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Beyond words: how deaf-mute Amaboua escaped Boko Haram, and survived

28/07/2017
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What if you have to escape Boko Haram, and you couldn't even scream? That’s the story of Amaboua, a 15-year-old deaf-mute girl from Cameroon and her long journey towards recovery. A UNICEF project funded by the EU has helped her get the...

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Disease surveillance key to controlling outbreak of Lassa in Nigeria

Lassa Outbreak Nigeria by WHO
15/06/2017
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With funding from EU Humanitarian Aid and other partners, the World Health Organization has trained clinicians on disease surveillance in Nigeria.

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In Nigeria’s nutrition emergency, access to clean water saves lives

21/03/2017
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Malnutrition is responsible for around 35% of all deaths in children under the age of five worldwide.
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Nigeria: Fighting a nutrition catastrophe

A volunteer with Action Against Hunger visits a household in Maiduguri where a displaced family lives. She explains to the mother the basic measures to avoid children from getting sick, and shows her how the multi-coloured band helps measure the child’s
24/02/2017
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The situation in northeast Nigeria is beyond alarming. An estimated 5.1 million people are in need of food assistance in 2017.
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"I hope to become a nurse": Education for children in emergencies in Nigeria

04/07/2016
Video

"I was about to start secondary school…when Boko Haram came. Our teachers told us to run back home. We had no more school that day. I had no more school for three years. Now I am going to school in Yola."

Ruth, aged 14, was forced...

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"School helps me forget what happened": Hamisu's story from Nigeria

30/06/2016
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Hamisu's village in north-east Nigeria was attacked by Boko Haram fighters, forcing his family to hide and abandon their home. "When I heard the shooting, I ran back home. The gunshots were like rain falling. Every man or boy that they saw...

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