Food crisis, malnutrition, cholera threaten. This is a triple crisis which is threatening millions of people in Borno State, Nigeria. Since 2009, 2.5 million people have been displaced by Boko Haram’s abuses. Thierry Benlahsen, Head of Emergencies of SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL analyses the security and sanitary crisis in Nigeria, and expresses himself about necessity of this intervention. Focus on our action.
Nigeria
Context and action- 206 million inhabitants
- 39% of the population live below the national poverty line
- 161st out of 189 on the Human Development Index
- 460,000 people helped