A senior United Nations (U.N) official has warned of catastrophic consequences for millions of people in northeast Nigeria facing a food and nutrition crisis if the U.N. does not receive the funds needed to assist them.
U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, is raising an alarm that the United Nations has received less than 20 percent of its $350 million appeal for Nigeria.
He says people in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states are struggling to survive after 12 years of conflict.
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