Bombed IDPs Camp: UN agency pledges support
The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has pledged to offer more sustainable support to the Government and people of Nigeria in addressing humanitarian challenges.
To this end, UNHAS says it has airlifted eight Nigeria Red Cross workers injured in the military airstrike that hit Rann Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Borno.
Mr Edward Kallon, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, said this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said a helicopter with four medical personnel and 400kg of emergency medical supplies were dispatched by UNHAS.
“This is an unfortunate tragedy that befell people already suffering the effects of violence,” he said.
Kallon noted that the Nigerian army had also deployed a medical team to the locality for humanitarian services.
He said the military was also working with humanitarian partners to ensure maximum support to the affected people.
Kallon said Rann was currently hosting about 43,000 IDPs struggling with serious food shortages and severe malnutrition.
He said humanitarian access to the area had been difficult due to insecurity and bad roads.
Kallon expressed sympathy and solidarity of humanitarian community with those affected by the unfortunate incident.
He assured that additional assistance and personnel would be deployed to Rann in the coming days.
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