WHD: Nigeria requires $1.3bn for humanitarian assistance in North East- UN
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By Hadiza Abdulrahman The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mathias Schmale has appealed for $ 1.3 billion to provide assistance for vulnerable people in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria. Mr Mathias Schmale during an occasion to commemorate the World Humanitarian Day stated that the agency and its partners have assisted six million people in the northeast through the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and called for additional funding for the programme. The UN General Assembly in 2018 set aside August 19 as World Humanitarian Day (WHD) to recognizing the efforts of humanitarian workers who risk their lives to help those in need around the world. According to the United Nation, th e 2023 WHD campaign marks the 20th anniversary of the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, that led to the commemoration of the day. The organization pledged its unwavering commitment to supporting those in need of humanitarian assistant across...