Nigeria’s North-east ‘One Step Away From Famine’- UN

The United Nations has warned of an increasingly dire humanitarian situation in north-eastern Nigeria.

More than 40,000 people have been killed and two million more displaced in fighting between the army and jihadist groups, including Boko Haram, over the last 14 years.

Matthias Schmale, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator in Nigeria, said the international community must act fast to prevent the situation from becoming even more catastrophic.

“More than 500,000 people are facing emergency levels of food insecurity: one step away from famine. We are ringing the alarm bell,” AFP news agency quotes him as saying.

Source: BBC