The violence by and against Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect has had a tremendous impact on non-combatants. Northeastern Nigeria and surrounding countries (Niger, Cameroon, and Chad) have experienced waves of displaced persons. Here is some recent writing on the humanitarian aspect of the conflict:
Accounts about surrounding countries:
- World Food Program: “WFP Resumes Food Distributions in Diffa, Niger”
- AFP: “Refugees in Niger Live Under Shadow of Boko Haram”
- VOA: “Humanitarian Crisis Looms at Cameroon Refugee Camp”
- ICRC: “Chad: Fallout from Escalating Violence in North-Eastern Nigeria”
- UNHCR: “As Violence Spills Over to Countries Neighbouring Nigeria, UNHCR Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Access to the Displaced”
Accounts about Nigeria:
- NEMA: “There Are 981,416 IDPs in Nigeria”
- BBC: “Doctor on the Frontline”
- IRIN: “For Boko Haram Victims, Charity Begins at Home”
- IRIN: “Tackling the Trauma of Boko Haram”
- Doctors Without Borders: “The Fighting Gets Closer and Closer”
- ICRC: “Nigeria: ICRC Steps Up Aid as Situation Worsens in North-East”
- NEMA: “Baga Relief Intervention”
- Joshua Meservey: “Nigerian Refugees Fleeing Boko Haram are a Crisis in the Making”
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