Danish Refugee Council (Nigeria)

After more than a decade of active conflict, the crisis in North Eastern Nigeria remains one of the most severe in the world. Forced displacement, exacerbated by climate shocks and disease outbreaks, have left millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection across the BAY (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe) States.

DRC has had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015, and has been working in several Local Government Areas (LGAs) across the BAY states. DRC provides life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable, conflict-affected populations including IDPs, returnees, and host communities in the sectors of armed violence reduction, livelihoods, nutrition and food security, protection, shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). The operational context in northeastern Nigeria remains challenging, as the ongoing conflict impedes conflict-affected communities’ access to the limited basic services that are available, and it also impedes DRC and other humanitarian actors from getting access to persons of concern.