The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced fresh donor contributions that will sustain life-saving food and nutrition support in conflict-hit communities across Northeast Nigeria.
The new funding, led by the United States, comes after WFP warned in July that its operations faced possible shutdown due to dwindling resources. The assistance will keep 187 nutrition clinics operational in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, ensuring continued treatment for more than 300,000 malnourished children and mothers.
According to WFP, conflict has displaced farmers, disrupted food production and driven more than 5 million people into acute hunger, while 2.5 million children remain malnourished. “These contributions come at a pivotal moment,” said David Stevenson, WFP’s Country Director in Nigeria. “Families face hunger, displacement and the threat of recruitment by armed groups as violence escalates across the northeast.”
The new funding will allow WFP to provide food assistance to 850,000 people over the next three months — down from 1.5 million in July — due to persistent funding gaps. WFP has urged more support from donors, the Nigerian government and the private sector to prevent further cuts.
Donors acknowledged since July include the United States, United Kingdom, EU-ECHO, France, African Development Bank, Saudi Arabia and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
