Boko Haram: U.S. pledges $37m aid for victims

The United States on Wednesday pledged $37m aid for victims of Boko Haram.

The pledge was made in Abuja by the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria.

The U.S. government will provide “more than $37m in additional humanitarian assistance.”

“Approximately five million people need emergency food assistance,” the mission said.

The regional director of the World Food Programme, Abdou Dieng, told AFP that “the crisis of Boko Haram is just beginning.”

“There are many places where humanitarian aid can’t reach because of insecurity but we are even more determined to stay,” Dieng said.

Dieng estimated that around $600m is needed to address the crisis but that so far less than a third of that money has been received.

The Boko Haram insurgency has claimed more than 20,000 lives since it began its quest in 2009 in northeast Nigeria. The conflict has spread to Niger, Chad and Cameroon, forcing more than 2.6 million people from their homes.

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

cool good eh love2 cute confused notgood numb disgusting fail