The United Nations, (UN), has warned that nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger between June and August this year if urgent action is not taken.
UN associate spokeswoman Stephanie Tremblay, who made the call at a news conference in New York, USA,
called on President Muhammadu Buharis administration to commit more resources and to implement mitigation measures to save lives and prevent a potentially catastrophic food security and nutrition situation.
She also called on the donor community and public and private stakeholders to commit resources to address food insecurity in the country.
This is according to the October 2022 what we call in French Cadre Harmonis, a food and nutrition analysis, led by the government of Nigeria, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, UNICEF, and the World Food Programme, said Ms. Tremblay.
The UN official explained that continued conflict, climate change, inflation and rising food prices were the key drivers of this alarming trend, noting that children were the most vulnerable to food insecurity.
Meanwhile, speaking on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the spokesperson said the Secretary-General strongly condemned the deadly attack at a church in Kasindi, on Sunday, in the North Kivu province, in Congos east.
She said UN peacekeeping colleagues on the ground had reported that the casualty toll increased to 13 civilians killed and 76 injured, of whom 19 were in critical condition.
According to her, the Secretary-General stressed the need to hold the perpetrators of this attack to account.
She further said the United Nations Mine Action Service, (UNMAS), was supporting the Congolese authorities in investigating the incidents circumstances.
