Lake Basin: Crisis Overview (as of 06 June 2017)

Background Population movement andDiffa violent incidents in the most affected areas Displacement trend Total displacements including IDPs, refugees Around 17 million people live in the affected Internally Displaced Persons1 Refugees2 areas across the four Lake Chad basin and returnees (in million) countries. More than 2.4 million people remain Diffa Diffa displaced. Most of the displaced families are Lac 3,0 127.3k NIGER 106.1k sheltered by communities that count among the 103.6k 7.8k 2,5 world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Food Borno insecurity and malnutrition have reached 1.50M 2,0 Yobe critical levels. Yobe Borno 108.8k 1,5 May May 2016 2017 Recent developments CHAD NIGERIA CHAD Far-North Far-North 3 More than 12,000 Nigerian refugees have 203.9k 90.5k Incidents trend returned from in recent months to Banki, Bama, Gwoza, Mubi and Pulka towns in Total of violent incidents and deaths reported north-eastern Nigeria. Aid agencies have voiced Adamawa Adamawa since May 2016 143.2k concerns over the prevailing insecurity in the areas of return and lack of adequate assistance and Incidents Deaths access to basic services in areas of return. Some CAMEROON CAMEROON 400 of the returnees cited cuts in food rations in 5k 25 50 150 695k 0,4k 10 15 35 70k 40 Minawao camp and the desire to resume farming 30 300 as reasons for returning. 5 3 Accessible territories 200 Humanitarian partners have mobilised to provide Latest incidents 20 emergency assistance. In Pulka, the returns have 100 NIGER 10 increased the population to over 50,000. Insecurity NIGER Diffa Lac 0 and Boko Haram attacks continue to torment Diffa 0 May May 2016 2017 civilians and cause displacements. In Cameroon’s Lac Far North region, suicide bombings and improvised explosive devices are restricting Yobe Borno Yobe 2017 funding status humanitarian access, notably in Mayo Sava (in million US$) Maiduguri Dalori department which has been hit by nine suicide Konduga Borno attacks since April. Military operations against Kolofata NIGERIA CHAD Nigeria 294,7 759,8 NIGERIA Sambisa Mayo CHAD Boko Haram by the Multinational Joint Task Force Moskota Far-North Moussa Mora and national armies have caused new Cameroon 23,1 168,4 displacements in Niger and pushed Boko Haram Far-North elements to areas around Chad’s borders where an 1% 4% 3% 4% Adamawa 21,7 117,9 increase in attacks has been observed lately. Niger Adamawa Not accessible Main axes and towns CAMEROON Chad 8,4 112,9 CAMEROON accessible with restrictions Funded Incidents Accessible Unmet 17M a 10.7M 2.4M 4 515,000 7.2M US$1.5B people living in affected areas people in need people displaced children suffering from severe food insecure people at crisis requirements for 2017 (IDPs, refugees and returnees) acute malnutrition and emergency levels 121 191 140 1.05B CHD CMR NER NGA CHD CMR NER NGA CHD CMR NER NGA CHD CMR NER NGA CHD6 CMR NER NGA6 518k 4M 704k 12M 345k 1.6M 340k 8.5M 126k 294k 248k 1.69M 22k 31k 12k 450k 123k 1.5M 340k 5.2M CHD CMR NER NGA

Sources: (1) CMR DTM Round 7, Nigeria DTM Round 16, Chad CCCM/SHELTER/ANE, ORS (http://ors.ocharowca.info), does not include flood-related IDPs in Nigeria and Cameroon. (2) UNHCR and Government. (3) ACLED database as of 3 June 2017. (4) Returnees refers to Cameroonian, Chadian and Nigerien nationals who have fled from Nigeria and are now displaced in their home countries. (5) IOM, OCHA Nigeria. (6) CH- Projected situation (June-Aug 2017). Feedback: [email protected], [email protected] Website: wca.humanitarianresponse.info Twitter: @OCHAROWCA Disclaimer: (a) The information in the snapshot applies to areas most affected by Boko Haram-related violence - Cameroon (Far-North), Chad (Lac), Niger (Diffa) and Nigeria (Adamawa, Borno and Yobe). The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.