Over half of schools remain closed in epicentre of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria – UNICEF
Sep 30, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Sept 30(Just Earth News): About 57 per cent of all schools are closed in Nigeria's Borno state, worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency and the subsequent humanitarian crisis, leaving an estimated 3 million children in need of emergency education support, even as the new school year begins, the United Nations child agency said on Friday.
Peacebuilding efforts needed to tackle Boko Haram, end Lake Chad Basin crisis, Security Council told
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:37 am
New York, Sept 14(Just Earth News): While the efforts of the Governments in Africa's Lake Chad Basin have diminished Boko Haram's combat capacity in the region, the terrorist group has changed its tactics, increasing the use of suicide attacks, the top United Nations political official reported to the Security Council on Thursday.
Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
May 08, 2017, at 01:08 pm
New York, May 6(Just Earth News): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today welcomed yesterday's release of more than 80 of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents over three years ago.
'Alarming' rise in use of children in 'suicide' attacks by Boko Haram in Lake Chad region – UNICEF
Apr 13, 2017, at 04:34 am
New York, Apr 12(Just Earth News): The use of children, particularly girls, by the Boko Haram terrorist group in violent attacks in the Lake Chad region has seen an “alarming†surge in 2017, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
In Niger, Security Council links aid and development in fight against Boko Haram
Mar 06, 2017, at 12:29 pm
New York, Mar 6 (Just Earth News): The Security Council – which is in the Lake Chad Basin to draw attention to the humanitarian and development needs of a region grappling with Boko Haram's terror – visited for the first time Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world.
In Chad and Cameroon, Security Council hears of Boko Haram terror and survivors' needs
Mar 05, 2017, at 01:55 pm
New York, Mar 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council is on Saturday in Chad, as part of a four-country visit “to shine a spotlight†on the ongoing humanitarian challenges in the Lake Chad Basin region and draw international attention to the plight of about 11 million people.
Humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin 'growing in dramatic fashion,' Security Council told
Jan 13, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, senior United Nations officials underlined the significant challenges and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin region, including in particular those posed by the militant group, Boko Haram, and urged for sustained support to national and regional security, political and humanitarian action.
Emotional family reunions highlight need for psychosocial care for all girls abducted by Boko Haram
Oct 20, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Oct 20 (Just Earth News): After more than two years of being held hostage by Boko Haram insurgents in north-east Nigeria, the 21 recently-released Chibok girls have finally been reunited with their families, however, their return emphasizes the necessity of urgent and intensive psychosocial care, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Sep 10, 2016, at 01:24 pm
New York, Sept 10 (Just Earth News): On Friday the UN refugee agency expressed concern over basic services and security in a territory formerly controlled by Boko Haram insurgents, as hundreds of internally displaced people are returning to their devastated villages and towns in the north-eastern state of Borno – only recently liberated by the Nigerian armed forces.
Lake Chad Basin: Boko Haram-induced crisis is ‘children’s crisis,’ UNICEF warns
Aug 26, 2016, at 04:30 am
New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): Years of violence by Boko Haram in Africa’s Lake Chad basin, which includes Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, have led to a worsening humanitarian crisis that has displaced 1.4 million children and left at least one million still trapped in hard-to-reach areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report released on Thursday.
Security Council urges cooperation among countries in West Africa and the Sahel to tackle Boko Haram
Jul 29, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): While welcoming recent political developments recently observed in West Africa, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday stressed the need to increase military cooperation between the States in the region and Sahel to fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram.
Children starving in parts of Nigeria held by Boko Haram, UN children’s agency warns
Jul 20, 2016, at 01:19 pm
New York, July 20 (Just Earth News): About a quarter of a million children in Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria, are suffering from severe malnutrition, the United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday announced. Of those, about one in five will die if they do not receive treatment.
One kidnapped schoolgirl found in Nigeria
May 19, 2016, at 04:20 am
Lagos, May 18 (IBNS): A school girl, who was abducted by militant group Boko Haram, has been found in Nigeria media reports said on Wednesday.
UN agency reaches thousands of people in Chad and Cameroon displaced by Boko Haram violence
Feb 17, 2016, at 03:20 pm
New York, Feb 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Tuesday that, along with its partners, the agency has, over the past week, has been able to deliver life-saving food and nutrition support to thousands of people recently displaced by the Boko Haram violence in Chad and Cameroon.
Nigeria: Security Council condemns 'heinous' terrorist attack attributed to Boko Haram
Feb 03, 2016, at 02:46 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Condemning in the strongest terms Saturday’s "horrific terrorist attacks" attributed to Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, which resulted in a large number of dead and wounded, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on all States to cooperate in bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Nigeria: Boko Haram attack on village kills 50
Feb 01, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Maiduguri, Feb 1 (IBNS) A gun and bomb attack by suspected militant group Boko Haram, reports said.
UN funds seek to aid 1.7 million Africans uprooted by Boko Haram violence
Jan 14, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With the Lake Chad Basin now the fastest-growing displacement crisis in Africa as 2.7 million people, 1.5 million of them children, have been uprooted by Boko Haram terrorists, the United Nations emergency fund has announced new grants of $31 million to four countries in the region.
Chad: UN provides funds for scores displaced by Boko Haram violence
Jan 09, 2016, at 02:26 pm
New York, Jan 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With nearly 200,000 people in Chad in need of urgent aid – 50,000 of them uprooted by Boko Haram terrorists from Nigeria – the United Nations emergency fund on Friday announced a $7 million grant, the second in five months, and called on international donors to provide much more.
Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency forces one million children from school - UNICEF
Dec 23, 2015, at 01:52 pm
New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Violence and attacks against civilian populations in northeastern Nigeria and its neighbouring countries have forced “a staggering†one million children out of school in a conflict that has dealt “a huge blow for education in the region,†the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Tuesday.
Chad: Ban condemns suicide attacks, urges to address scourge of Boko Haram
Dec 07, 2015, at 01:50 pm
New York, Dec 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Following the triple suicide attacks carried out on the island of Koulfoua on the Chadian side of Lake Chad on Sunday, which left more than 30 dead and many more injured, the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon condemned the brutal attacks stating that these "despicable acts demonstrate yet again the brutality of Boko Haram."
Ban calls for international aid for African communities attacked by Boko Haram
Dec 03, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New York, Dec 3 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday called on the international community to provide urgent support for humanitarian aid to communities hit by the Nigerian-based Boko Haram, deploring its latest "appalling" attacks in Cameroon.
Terrorism most immediate problem for new Government: Nigerian President
Sep 29, 2015, at 02:38 pm
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): The new Nigerian Government has many issues to contend with but none as important as defeating the terrorist threat posed by Boko Haram and bringing back the Chibok girls unharmed, the country’s President declared at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
Security Council condemns Boko Haram violence, backs regional efforts
Jul 29, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): While acknowledging progress made against Boko Haram following joint regional military efforts in recent months, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday encouraged increased regional cooperation to stamp out the terrorist group, which the Council strongly condemned for its ongoing deadly violence, human rights abuses and mass abductions in the Lake Chad Basin.
UN rights chief urges concerted action to tackle Boko Haram's 'extensive and far-reaching' abuses
Jul 02, 2015, at 08:23 pm
New York, July 2 (IBNS) Describing a pattern of vicious and indiscriminate attacks by Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria that stretched back years, the United Nations human rights chief on Wednesdayurged the international community to help the subregion begin to repair the damage, and specifically appealed to Nigerian authorities to ease abortion restrictions for women and girls who had been sexually enslaved, raped and forced into so-called "marriages†by Boko Haram fighters.
Boko Haram put on UN terror sanctions list
May 24, 2014, at 08:26 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has added Boko Haram, the Nigerian militant group that has claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in mid-April, to its list of Al-Qaida associates subject to financial sanctions and an arms embargo.
Nigeria: UN to support efforts to release abducted schoolgirls
May 16, 2014, at 05:40 pm
New York, May 16 (IBNS): The United Nations is committed to supporting Nigeria's efforts to ensure the release of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants, the world body's newly-appointed envoy to the country said on Thursday, as he announced that the UN has initiated preparation of a "support package" that will include assistance for affected families and the girls after their release.
UNSC demands immediate release of abducted Nigerian girls
May 10, 2014, at 05:11 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday demanded the "immediate and unconditional" release of the schoolgirls abducted a few weeks ago by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, and called on the international community to work closely with the authorities to ensure their safe return.
UN urges insurgent group to release Nigerian schoolgirls
May 08, 2014, at 05:14 pm
New York, May 8 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's top envoy on children and armed conflict expressed deep concern about the fate of the 230 girls violently abducted from their school in in mid-April by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's crisis-riven Borno State, and deplored the group's reported abduction on Tuesday of several more girls.
UN warns Boko Haram over sale of Nigerian schoolgirls
May 07, 2014, at 05:12 pm
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday lashed out at the militant group known as Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria and now, referring to the girls as "slaves", says it plans to sell them "in the market" and "marry them off".