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The new Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, will travel to Nigeria and Niger from September 9-12. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Mr. Lowcock’s visit is aimed at drawing global attention to destructive impacts of the crisis on the people in the two countries.

“The purpose of his visit is to raise the global profile of the Lake Chad Basin crisis, which is affecting some 17 million people in the region. “In Niger, the number of food-insecure people is around 1.8 million. “Some 800,000 children are affected by acute malnutrition and almost 250,000 people are either in Internally Displaced Persons, returnees or refugees from Nigeria.

 

In the northeast Nigeria, around 6.5 million people need life-saving assistance. Nearly 5.2 million are severely food-insecure and 450,000 children will suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year and the U.S. $1.1 billion appeal for the country is currently only 48 per cent funded,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.

 

The UN agency said Lowcock would meet communities affected by the conflict, national authorities, humanitarian partners and the diplomatic community in Nigeria and Niger. The meeting is to mobilize additional support for humanitarian operations, avert the risk of famine and reaffirming the centrality of protection in humanitarian action.

 

The new UN humanitarian and relief chief began his roles as Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator on September 1, 2017.

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