Since 2011, an estimated 15.5 million people in the northeastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe have been adversely affected by the Boko Haram insurgence. An inter-agency assessment mission in May 2014 showed that the number of IDPs had almost reached 647,000 but more recently the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) estimated that there are 1.5 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the six states of that region. The large majority of IDPs are women and children who are accommodated in host communities with limited resources, consequently putting pressure on these hosts. Insurgent attacks this year have escalated in frequency and intensity, resulting in increased displacement and the establishment of camps accommodating over 103,000 IDPs. The indicators in the northern states of Nigeria are significantly worse than the central and southern states. In the northeast, Global Acute Malnutrition rates are 12 per cent; and only 44.5 per cent of children are vaccinated against measles, with only 46 and 21 per cent of the population, respectively, having access to improved sources of drinking water and latrines. The number of out-of-school children across Nigeria has reached 10.5 million (around 60 per cent girls). Almost one out of every three primary age children and one out of four junior secondary age children are out of school.
Total affected population: 15.5 million
Total affected children (under 18): 7.3 million
Total people to be reached in 2015: 922,000
Total children to be reached in 2015: 440,000
2015 Programme Targets
Nutrition
• 98,000 children ages 6-59 months admitted for SAM treatment
Health
• 440,000 children will benefit from a high-impact health package
• 482,000 women of reproductive age will benefit from a high-impact health package
WASH
• 210,000 conflict-affected people including IDPs and host communities provided with access to safe water per agreed standards
• 40,000 IDPs benefitting from improved sanitation
• 210,000 conflict-affected persons benefiting from hygiene promotion messages
Child Protection
• 45,000 conflict-affected children reached with psychosocial support and referred to specialist support services where required
Education
• 80,000 displaced children access education in a protective and safe learning environment
• 200,000 conflict-affected schoolaged children reached with pedagogic materials