The United States Agen­cy for International Develop­ment (USAID), is providing $9 million in humanitarian assistance to bolster disaster response efforts in Northeast Nigeria.

Through the United Na­tions’ International Organiza­tion for Migration, the funds will provide emergency shel­ter, water and sanitation, psy­chosocial support services, and cash to populations affected by floods from the ongoing rainy season across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States.

In addition, the funds will provide critical life-saving assistance to populations affected by other natural disasters such as fire or climate-related shocks.

As the United States Mis­sion to Nigeria announced in October and December 2022, the U.S. Government provided $6 million in life-saving aid to support the people affected by last year’s devastating floods.

This included $1.75 million to the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies in partnership with the Nige­rian Red Cross Society; $2.5 million to the International Organization for Migration; and $1.75 million divided among Save the Children, FHI360, and Intersos.

These agencies used the funds to reach more than 225,000 people in seven highly affected states with critical aid. The assistance included emer­gency shelter repair kits, water and sanitation puri­fication tablets to protect against waterborne diseases, hygiene kits to promote safe and healthy practices, and multipurpose cash for families to purchase what they need to recover.

Source: Daily Independent