HIGHLIGHTS
Cadre Harmonisé estimates 5.2 million people in northeastern Nigeria will face acute food insecurity by mid-2017
Confrontations between armed groups and security forces prompt the relocation of 8,500 people in Nigeria’s Borno State
USG partners deliver life-saving assistance across the Lake Chad Basin Region
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
In mid-March, the Cadre Harmonisé—a food security analysis tool unique to West Africa—found that the prolonged humanitarian crisis in northeastern Nigeria continues to severely affect food security and nutrition conditions, with some populations at risk of experiencing Famine—IPC 5—levels of acute food insecurity through at least mid-2017.4 Between June and August, an estimated 5.2 million people could experience Crisis—IPC 3—or higher levels of acute food insecurity in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states.  Clashes between Boko Haram militants and regional security forces, including the Nigerian military, continue to generate population displacement and hinder emergency response efforts in the Lake Chad Basin Region, comprising areas of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. From March 15–27, counterinsurgency operations prompted the relocation of 8,500 people in Borno State, Nigeria, according to USAID/OFDA partner the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
On March 21, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) in Nigeria convened USAID/OFDA and USAID/FFP partners to discuss critical issues related to the emergency response in northeastern Nigeria. During the meeting, USAID partners noted that the upcoming lean season will likely generate additional food, health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs among displaced and vulnerable populations in the region.
The U.S. Government (USG) continues to support relief agencies to deliver emergency food and nutrition assistance to conflict-affected populations in Nigeria and other areas of the Lake Chad Basin. USG partners are distributing life-saving food aid; treating acutely malnourished populations; providing health care services and logistics assistance; and supporting emergency protection and WASH interventions.