Highlights
An estimated 18,300 refugees and 8,500 Chadian returnees have fled to Chad following these attacks and heavy clashes in the Nigerian town of Baga between Boko Haram and the Nigerian army.
Fear and attacks on Chadian soil have also left an estimated 14,500 estimated Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Liwa, Bagassola and Bol sub-prefectures in Lake Region (OCHA Sitrep 21 February 2015).
61,887 (56,628 in southern Chad and 5,259 in N’Djamena) out of the total estimated 130,000 evacuees from Central African Republic remain in official sites.
As of 31 January, 8.999 severely malnourished children were admitted to the 482 Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers across 11 regions of the Sahel Belt.
86% of children with severe acute malnutrition admitted in Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers have been cured.
12 boreholes have been constructed to provide safe drinking water covering 100% of the needs of the populations in Dar Es Salam site (Lake region)
UNICEF requires US$ 63.1 million to fund the expected emergency response in 2015.