Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Nigeria
HIGHLIGHTS
· 254,000 IDPs in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, according to NEMA rapid assessment in March.
· New displacements in north-eastern states after surge in attacks.
· NIMET predicts shorter length of seasonal and below normal rainfall for most regions.
· More than 500,000 under-five children expected to suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2014.
· 6,149 suspected cholera cases with 67 deaths (CFR 1.1%) reported in 2014, from 36 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in twelve States of Nigeria.