‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups
Summary
Reduced funding from the United States has led aid groups in northeast Nigeria to cut back on food and nutrition assistance, affecting millions of people. This has worsened the food crisis in a region already struggling with conflict and displacement due to Boko Haram and bandit violence. Key organizations like the World Food Programme have had to close many of their clinics due to these funding cuts.Key Facts
- U.S. funding for global aid programs has decreased by about 75% since February.
- The World Food Programme shut down more than half of its nutrition clinics in northeast Nigeria.
- Approximately 300,000 children in the area no longer have access to essential nutrition supplements.
- About 2.3 million people who are displaced in northeast Nigeria relied on aid organizations for food.
- Boko Haram's ongoing conflict has severely disrupted food supplies in the region.
- Additional violence from bandit groups in northwest Nigeria is contributing to the food crisis.
- The northeast is in the "lean season," a period before harvest when food shortages are common.
- Maiduguri, a city in northeast Nigeria, is a central location for displaced people seeking aid.
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