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Les violences et le conflit dans le nord-est du Nigéria continuent d’avoir des répercussions sur la situation humanitaire des populations résidentes et déplacées dans la région de Diffa, dans l’extrême sud-est du Niger.

In October 2014, the ICRC worked with the Plateau State Ministry of Agriculture to vaccinate over 94,000 cattle and 17,000 sheep and goats in Plateau State communities affected by violence. We provided vaccines and veterinary experts for the campaign, which covered four local government areas: Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Shendam and Quanpan. Earlier in 2014, the ICRC had distributed

Thousands of people displaced by conflict in north-eastern Nigeria have taken refuge in Maiduguri. On 3 November, the ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society completed the distribution of food and household essentials to over 50,000 people living in extremely difficult conditions. "Not only did people have to flee their homes in Kodunga, Kaga, Gwoza and Damboa, they also lost

Over a decade into the crisis, conflict in the Lake Chad Basin shows no signs of abating. Violence against the civilian population remains alarmingly high, leaving more than 11 million people struggling for survival each day.