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In Nigeria, the ICRC helps people affected by armed conflict and violence, particularly in the north-east, the Middle Belt and the Niger Delta states. We promote IHL and other rules that protect people during armed violence and we support the emergency-response work of the Nigerian Red Cross.
In numbers
Between January and March 2017
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286,000people in the north-east and Middle Belt regions received food rations
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1,880children under the age of five were treated for severe malnutrition in ICRC-supported clinics in Borno South, North East Nigeria
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130,000patients attended 23 ICRC-supported centres for primary health care and 3 mobile clinics
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89,000displaced persons, returnees, and residents received access to clean water
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24,000displaced persons in camps in Borno State, North East Nigeria live in 4,000 shelters built by ICRC
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17,000detainees in prisons and detention facilities were visited to assess their living conditions
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2,000displaced persons received assistance from the ICRC mental health and psychosocial support program