The United Nations said only a third of financial resources needed to fix humanitarian needs in the North East states most affected by insurgency has been raised.
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, who spoke at the World Humanitarian Day commemoration in Yola on Monday, stressed that governments, civil society, and international partners need to stand in solidarity with vulnerable populations affected by conflict and disasters.
He said such collaboration is needed to address alarming food insecurity and malnutrition levels in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states.
The UN official, stressing the concern that resources to support humanitarian efforts are rapidly diminishing, specified that only a third of the required $306 million had been raised to address food insecurity and malnutrition in the affected states.
The event in the Adamawa State capital aimed to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Nigeria and the importance of collective action to address it.
Also speaking at the event, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Abel Enitan, assured that the ministry would always be on hand to lend all necessary support to development partners.
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Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta who represented Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, said Adamawa has always strived to provide home and resources to internally displaced people who came into the state mostly from Borno.
As part of activities marking the World Humanitarian Day, the UN humanitarian family, other partners as well as federal government officials took relief items, mostly food and nonfood items, to IDPs who reside at the Malkohi IDP Camp in Yola South LGA.
A foremost philanthropist, Emmanuel Musa whose Emnamu Foundation is a partner in the relief materials donation to the IDPs in Malkohi, advised the IDPs to be as independent as possible and not to merely fall back on handouts from people and organisations.