EU Provides N900 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Nigeria

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The European Union (EU) has allocated N900 million in humanitarian aid to combat malnutrition in North-East Nigeria. The funding will enable the Nigeria Red Cross Society to assist approximately 170,000 households affected by or at risk of malnutrition in nine northern states.

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According to the EU, the aid will support lifesaving activities for over 30,000 children in urgent need of treatment. The assistance will include community outreach, screening, outpatient care, and specialized care for complex cases.

“The Red Cross will expand its health and nutrition interventions while contributing to improving the medium-term resilience of the affected families,” the EU statement read. The funding is part of the EU’s contribution to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

The EU highlighted that an estimated 5.44 million children under five in the Northeast and Northwest regions are acutely malnourished, with 2 million projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition. “The nutrition crisis is worsening, driven by ongoing conflict and growing insecurity,” the EU stated.

The EU attributed the crisis to prolonged displacement, loss of livelihoods, reduced access to healthcare, economic pressures, and climate-related shocks.

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