The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has pledged to support Nigeria to help rebuild the lives of those affected by violence in the Northeast.
The UN humanitarian affairs chief, who made the pledge at the end of his four-day visit to Nigeria, said the UN would do everything to support the country.
According to him, the UN will help Nigeria to build the lives of vulnerable families who have been impacted by violence in the Northeast.
Griffiths travelled to Nigeria to see firsthand, the humanitarian situation and response in the Northeast.
He was also in Nigeria to raise international awareness about the deteriorating humanitarian situation and bring attention to the ongoing regional conflict affecting the Lake Chad Basin.
He met the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the Chief of Defence Staff Lucky Irabor and some officials of the Federal Government.
He also met with Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, where the extremist group Boko Haram launched its Islamist insurgency in 2009 that has spread to neighbouring countries such as Cameroon, Niger, and Chad.
In the Northeast, he met with Nigerians who have been affected by the violence, as well as humanitarian partners in Maiduguri, Bama, and Damasak.
The conflict in the Lake Chad Basin has taken a heavy toll on communities across border areas of the affected countries, putting more than 10 million people at risk and in need of humanitarian assistance.
During his visit to Damasak on the border with Niger, Griffiths heard from women and families displaced by the violence.
