According to the ICRC, approximately 136,000 people, representing around 17,000 households in the districts of Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal, have faced acute food shortages.
WFP says it spent approximately $5 million, or N7.4 billion, on shock-response and social protection in Nigeria in 2025.
The IMF, the World Bank, and the WFP have pledged coordinated support to countries affected by the Middle East crisis, focusing on economic stability and food security.
UNAIDS, the UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide, gave the commendation in a statement on Thursday.
At least one million people in North-East Nigeria could lose emergency food and nutrition assistance unless funding can be found “within weeks”.
WFP urgently requires over $453 million in the next six months to continue humanitarian assistance across the region.
“We are shocked at the recent surge in mass abductions in north-central Nigeria,” OHCHR said.
Around eight per cent of the world’s population is not getting enough to eat and going hungry, says WFP.
WFP and AfDB have called for increased investment in innovative and production-oriented food systems in Nigeria.
Dates offer a wide range of health benefits, including improved cholesterol levels and reduced inflammation, among others.
