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NORTH-EAST HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE Progress on key activities from the 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy

JUNE 2019 EDITION (covering 1 - 31 May 2019) Photo: OCHA/Leni Kinzli Photo: NORTH-EAST NIGERIA: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE | 1-31 May 2019

North-East Nigeria Humanitarian Situation Update, June 2019 Edition – Update on key activities from the 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy. Reporting period: 1 to 31 May 2019. Publication date: 1 July 2019. Cover Photo: OCHA/Leni Kinzli Caption: An internally displaced man living in International School Camp in LGA, sits atop the roof of his shelter, after patching it with straw in preparation for the rainy season.

The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to coordinate the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. OCHA produces these reports in collaboration with humanitarian partners. This report covers mainly activities that are part of the 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy (HRP) for Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in north-east Nigeria. Please note that humanitarian partners monitor their activities through dozens of key performance indicators (KPIs) in addition to those presented here. The KPIs tracked in this report were selected for their significance out of the overall 2019 HRS monitoring framework. For more information, please visit unocha.org/nigeria and reliefweb.int/country/nga. To sign up for our mailing list: bit.ly/NigeriaUpdates.

Contacts: Edem Wosornu Head of Office, OCHA Nigeria, Abuja [email protected] +234 903 781 0140 Deputy Head of Office, OCHA Nigeria, Peter Ekayu [email protected] +234 903 781 0095

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OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

2.0 7.1 MILLION 6.2 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED MILLION PEOPLE REACHED

BREAKDOWN OF PEOPLE REACHED AS OF MAY 2019

As of May, the United Nations and humanitarian partners have reached a total of 2 million people with humanitarian assistance. The month of May marked the onset of the rainy season, which already began impacting IDP communities who are particularly vulnerable when exposed to these harsh weather conditions. Some 18 camp sites in , , Bama, Ngala and Kaga LGAs have already registered 500 reports on damages to shelters and NFI kits, affecting more than 4,500 individuals, further emphasizing the need for a coordinated multi-sectoral response to mitigate the impact of the rainy season. As part of these efforts, the Inter-Sector Working Group finalized the Rainy Season and Extended Military Operations Contingency Plan to address and respond to the expected increase in vulnerabilities, targeting approximately 385,000 people across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states with key preparedness and response activities. In May, more than 33,000 new arrivals were registered in Borno and Adamawa states, with 80 per cent of these being registered in Borno State. Displacement trends point to ongoing insecurity and military operations as the driving force of population movements, which lead to overcrowding in existing camps, camp-like settings and reception centres. Lack of additional land to provide adequate shelter solutions continues to be a pressing challenge, with an estimated 81,385 internally displaced people sleeping out in the open or lacking proper shelter solutions. Humanitarian actors across sectors continue to advocate for the availability of additional land for the construction of shelters, especially as the rainy season progresses. Towards the latter half of May, humanitarians focused on urgently providing assistance to 9,693 new arrivals (as of 28 May) in town, Damboa LGA in Borno State, following military relocations on 21 May ahead of planned clearance operations in Sabon Gari community. The majority of new arrivals are staying out in the open at either GSSS Camp or Unity Camp in Damboa and in urgent need of shelter, WASH, NFI, and food assistance. This marks the second military relocation in recent months, posing particular concerns in terms of protection of civilians, freedom of movement, and respect for the rights of individuals. To respond to the ongoing measles outbreak in Borno State, humanitarians vaccinated more than 800,000 children between the ages of six months and six years as part of the second phase of the measles reactive vaccination campaign. That brings the total number of children vaccinated since February 2019 to over 1.2 million. In 2019, the United Nations and partners are appealing for $848 million for 183 projects to be implemented by 69 humanitarian organisations. It is the seventh largest single-country appeal globally. As of 31 May 2019, $215.8 million (25.5 per cent) of the funds have been received, according to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS).

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FEATURE PHOTOS

More than 700 people in Maiduguri are

employed through a cash-for-work program through the UNDP and EU Waste Management Project as part of early recovery and livelihoods initiatives (Credit: UNDP/Eno Jonathan).

Christabelle, an ETS radio operator, working in the Security Operations Centre in Ngala LGA, Borno State. Female radio operators have been deployed across the humanitarian hubs in Borno State (Credit: WFP/Erika Iglesias).

Falmatta Ibrahim received a small business grant as part of early recovery and livelihoods initiatives. She set up a small shop with the grant through which she is able to make a living and feed her children (Credit: UNDP/Eno Jonathan).

Founding members of the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund – Private Sector Initiative came to Maiduguri on a first-ever joint visit to camps for internally displaced people on 14 May 2019 (Credit: OCHA/Leni Kinzli).

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FOOD SECURITY

Behind the numbers: response and constraints and central parts of Borno, likely attributable to conflict, displacement and the influx of new arrivals. As of May 2019, around 1.3 million people have received food security assistance. Of those, 79 per cent received Looking ahead and bridging the gaps food assistance and the remainder agriculture and The Sector continues to advocate for the military’s urgent livelihood assistance. The Government of Nigeria, mainly support in allowing the movement of NPK fertilizer, through the National Emergency Management Agency including raising the issue in the meeting between (NEMA), also continued to conduct food distribution, humanitarians and the Theatre Commander on 27 May. including cereals and condiments, in selected camps and Sector partners are still facing serious bottlenecks in host communities across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) transporting and distributing fertilizers. In addition to states. direct seed distribution, partners will also organize seed Following a suspension of activities in Rann town, fairs in Yobe State to promote a community-based seed Kala/Balge LGA of Borno State in January 2019, partners production initiative and enable targeted households to began a one-month food distribution on 27 May, reaching choose their preferred seasonal inputs. 18,000 individuals by 30 May 2019, which represents 63 As part of the livestock restocking campaign, as of May percent of the planned figure. A risk framework was 2019, partners have distributed a bull each to 450 youth in developed to guide the engagement with the community Jere, , and Dikwa LGAs in Borno State. A total and modify the operation. of 2,000 bulls will be distributed to youth across Borno To accommodate the influx of an estimated 10,000 new State by the end of 2019. The youth will also receive cash arrivals in Damboa starting on 21 May, contingency stocks to meet their daily needs while they fatten the animals, to were initially distributed. Partners then shifted from wet discourage the premature sale of the bulls. It is envisaged feeding to providing 15-day dry food rations. Access that after six months of fattening, individuals can earn restrictions along the Maiduguri-Damboa road have between 150,000 and 200,000 Naira ($420 USD to $550 delayed commercial transport and the delivery of food USD) from the sale of each bull. Earnings can be re-invested assistance supplies. into another cycle of bull fattening or for strategic investments in petty trading, small shops, etc. As part of the rainy season agriculture campaign, partners have rolled out seed distribution in more than 27 LGAs Arising from the release of recently available important across the BAY states. The campaigns will target more than data, the National Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Cell and partners 140,000 households, with distributions starting at the end have resolved to conduct an update of the March 2019 of May. Among the targeted beneficiaries, at least 75,000 round of the CH analysis results in mid-June. The Food households will be assisted with synchronized food/seed Security and Nutrition Sectors have been mobilizing distributions. partners to get involved actively in this upcoming CH update by sharing available recent data to enrich the To provide a better understanding of the Emergency Food process.  Security Assessment (EFSA), a joint analysis workshop was convened between the Government and Sector partners on 8 May 2019 to review the data and build a consensus to interpret the findings. The EFSA indicated that overall, 29 percent of households in the BAY states were food insecure, with three percent of these households severely food insecure. In IDP camps across nine LGAs in Borno State, 38 percent of households were food insecure. Of these, four percent were severely food insecure. Both global and severe food insecurity were highest in northern

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NUTRITION

Behind the numbers: response and constraints Looking ahead and bridging the gaps In May, Nutrition partners continued to deliver response In the immediate future, the Nutrition Sector will continue services across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states: to deliver prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition to collectively, 24,779 children under the age of five were existing caseloads and areas with potential population influx admitted for the management of severe acute malnutrition prioritizing children under the age of five and pregnant and (SAM) without medical complications throughout the out- breastfeeding mothers. patient therapeutic sites; 1,277 children were treated for One example of priority preparedness and response is the SAM with medical complications in 33 in-patient Simplified Protocol which is slated to start in coming weeks stabilisation centres. in Rann. Previous malnutrition screenings recorded an In terms of prevention, nutrition partners through estimated 400 Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and more counselling and information sessions on infant and young than 1,000 Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) cases. The child feeding (IYCF) for mothers reached 54,676 new Nutrition Sector is working with partners to respond to the mothers through one-on-one and group sessions. Micro- dire need of malnutrition treatment in Rann. The overall nutrient powder supplementation was provided to 23,459 objective of this approach is to treat all children suffering at-risk children under the age of two. from MAM and SAM without medical complications with ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), while simplifying the Following the improved efforts of nutrition focal persons in processes to ensure that community nutrition mobilizers the LGAs, community mobilisation activities increased with (CNMs) can participate more actively. more than 1.7 million screenings for malnutrition carried out in May alone. The transition rate from screening to The Nutrition and Food Security Surveillance, round VII accessing services stands at 80 per cent and above, thanks data analysis and results have also been concluded and this to the continued expansion of the geographical presence of is expected to feed into the ongoing Cadre Harmonisé (CH) partners through outreach and mobile teams. analysis. The subsequent weeks will focus on the validation of the preliminary report.  The main challenges for the Nutrition Sector continue to be poor hygiene and sanitation conditions in IDP camps, the high number of new arrivals at reception centres, specifically in Damboa in May, and the difficulty in reaching malnourished children in hard-to-reach locations like Rann town, Kala/Balge LGA of Borno State. The Nutrition Sector is working closely with its partners to improve hygiene and sanitation conditions by improving focus on cross-cutting issues, mobilizing additional capacity and resources to temporarily scale-up the response at reception sites in the case of an influx of new arrivals. The Sector is also exploring new strategies to access people in hard-to-reach areas with nutrition assistance.

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PROTECTION

Behind the numbers: response and constraints Rehabilitation Consent Template” were developed and shared with partners. In May, the Protection Sector reached 13,363 individuals in IDP sites and host communities with protection messages In May, the Mine Action Sub-Sector continued to provide on human rights, access to protection services through risk education sessions and explosive hazards awareness to sensitisations, and community-based initiatives. This communities and humanitarian actors. 14,909 individuals amounts to a 19 per cent increase over the previous month. were reached, aiming to foster safe behaviour in the presence of explosive hazards and reducing the risk of 1,333 vulnerable IDPs, IDP returnees and refugee returnees potential injuries. Additionally, the Sub-Sector conducted were screened, registered and monitored across Borno, Non-Technical Surveys on sites designated for the creation Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states, of whom 389 people with or extension of IDP camps in two LGAs. Non-Technical specific protection needs received targeted interventions Surveys enable mine action operators to identify areas that including protection-based material assistance. 787 could contain explosive hazards or locations that are free of individuals received legal aid while 6,374 individuals, mainly them, in order to inform communities and humanitarian from Borno State, received legal documentation, the actors about potential risks. The Sub-Sector also developed majority in , Dikwa, and LGAs. alternative methods to deliver risk education messages to From 9 to 14 May 2019, the Protection Sector conducted a younger audiences through the creation of a puppet show movement intensions survey in Rann town, Kala/Balge LGA tailored to the context of north-east Nigeria. of Borno State, where an estimated 30,000 individuals Looking ahead and bridging the gaps returned from Cameroon in February 2019. The survey aims to inform adequate preparedness by humanitarian actors The Protection Sector will develop and disseminate key for the rainy season as roads become impassable making it messages on floods to mitigate protection risks during the difficult for humanitarian assistance to reach the town. The rainy season. The Sector will also enhance community- survey revealed that 95 per cent of the population intends based protection monitoring and referral mechanisms as to remain in Rann for farming (24 per cent) and to access front-line responders during the rainy season, especially in humanitarian assistance (21 per cent). 71 per cent of the locations likely to be cut off such as Rann. The Sector and its households interviewed have specific needs, among them, sub-sectors are closely monitoring the situation in Damboa breastfeeding mothers (26 per cent), pregnant women (21 town, Damboa LGA, Borno State and advocating with other per cent), and female-headed households (18 per cent). sectors to respond to urgent gaps. The Housing Land and Property (HLP) Sub-Sector facilitated The HLP Sub-Sector is in discussion with authorities of mediation sessions to amicably resolve land disputes for Konduga LGA, Borno State on the modalities for the women in Shuwari 1 Ward of greater Maiduguri, Borno reissuance of lost land title documentation. The Sub-Sector State. The Sub-Sector drafted land-use agreements for two will be following-up on the 500 individuals that have been partners for the construction of WASH facilities in Shuwari 5 identified to facilitate the replacement of their documents. informal camp in Maiduguri. On 13 May 2019, the Sub- In the coming months, the Mine Action Sub-Sector will Sector held a meeting with principal officers from Konduga continue to raise awareness on the threats that explosive LGA, Borno State to identify individuals whose title hazards pose on communities and humanitarian actors. The documentation had gotten lost or destroyed and needs to Sub-Sector will also conduct a risk education Training of be replaced. 500 beneficiaries were identified. Trainers for a Civil Society Organisation to foster the On 23 May 2019, an HLP Tools Development Technical development of a national and sustainable capacity to Workshop took place with participants from Government, provide risk education. Moreover, the Sub-Sector will also INGOs and NGOs. Draft documents of “Land Acquisition hold a first responder training for personnel of the national Standard Operating Procedures” and a “Land Building security forces to reinforce their capabilities to efficiently respond to explosive-related incidents. 

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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PROTECTION (Sub-Sector)

Behind the numbers: response and constraints GBV prevention and response. Other commitments included focusing on the implementation of legal frameworks and The GBV Sub-Sector conducted a GBV case management strategies, and increasing operational support to ensure training for partners in the BAY states. 90 participants, from that survivor-centred services, care and protection are national and international organisations, as well as the social available in all crises. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in workers from the Ministry of Women Affairs participated. As Nigeria, UNFPA representatives from Nigeria, the Borno a structured method to support survivors, GBV case State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, management programming has become the primary entry and women-led civil society organisations participated. point for survivors to receive support. 185 frontline staff from across sectors received training on Protection from Looking ahead and bridging the gaps Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and GBV The GBV Sub-Sector will continue to conduct GBV service mainstreaming into humanitarian response programmes in mapping, revise location-specific GBV referral directories Dikwa and Ngala LGAs and Banki town (Bama LGA) of Borno and GBV referral pathways. The Sub-Sector will also conduct State. consultations to review the GBV Standard Operating Donors announced a total of $363 million for 2019, 2020 and Procedures and the GBV Sub-Sector strategy in the BAY beyond, during the Conference on Ending Sexual and states. These consultations will target key stakeholders for Gender-Based Violence that took place in Oslo from 23 to GBV prevention and response. GBV partners will also 24 May 2019. This funding will target both international and support the response to the influx of new arrivals in Damboa local actors, organizations and women’s groups engaged in town and other locations.  CHILD PROTECTION (sub-sector)

Behind the numbers: response and constraints Looking ahead and bridging the gaps A total of 894 children (106 girls and 758 boys) were formally The Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism Task Force on removed from the Civilian Joint Task Force in Bama, Biu, grave child rights violations in Borno State has been Damboa, Dikwa, Jere, Konduga, Mafa, MMC, Monguno and reactivated and will conduct sessions for child protection Ngala LGAs of Borno State. Child protection actors are actors to enhance their knowledge and skills on monitoring assessing the children to identify reintegration needs and and reporting of the grave violations. The CPSWG will will provide socio-economic services to assist them. finalize its localization strategy which aims to measure steps made towards achievement of the localisation agenda, The Case Management Task Force (CMTF) in Borno State identifying continuing challenges and defining measurable held a meeting to discuss solutions to ongoing challenges approaches for advancing the localisation agenda. The Sub- affecting the delivery and quality of case management Sector will provide technical support specifically for partners services. Action points agreed on include: coordinated and in Yobe State to address gaps and increase quality in the timely scheduling of case conferences, and enhanced child protection response; this will also include review and technical support to partners on the use of the Child orientation on reporting on child protection issues and Protection Information Management System; the CMTF will identifying actions for improving coordination of the report monthly to the Child Protection Sub-Working Group response in Yobe State.  (CPSWG). The CPSWG held its quarterly meeting at the federal level held on 2 May 2019 to review its performance in 2019 thus far.

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HEALTH

Behind the numbers: response and constraints ground as of May. The Health Sector faced challenges with the delivery of medical supplies, after two trucks with By the end of May, the Health Sector reached 557,014 medical supplies were looted on the way to Rann and nearly people with health consultations and 943,515 individuals all the supplies were either destroyed or stolen. The Health since the beginning of with mobile medical activities Sector continues to advocate for more preventative January 2019. measures to reduce the risk of attacks on health facilities To respond to the ongoing measles outbreak in the Borno and supplies. State, Health Sector partners conducted the second phase Looking ahead and bridging the gaps of the measles reactive vaccination campaign between 14 and 18 May 2019 in 13 LGAs, reaching more than 800,000 As part of the Rainy Season and Extended Military children between the ages of six months and six years. Operations Contingency Plan the Health Sector will Follow-up activities took place on 19 and 20 May. As of end continue to advocate for resources to prepare and respond of May, more than 1.2 million children have been to the specific challenges posed by the onset of the rainy vaccinated. However, cases of measles are still on the rise season, including: pre-positioning of adequate health due to overcrowding and a low rate of vaccination across the supplies and kits; immediate risk assessments in newly arrived population. communities for the timely mitigation and response to outbreaks; vaccination/immunization of children under the In May, the Health Sector also focused on responding to the age of five for major vaccine preventable diseases; and needs of 9,693 people newly arrived in Damboa town, mental health and psychosocial support for conflict-affected Damboa LGA of Borno State following the relocation persons. Vulnerable groups will be prioritized, such as exercise initiated by the Nigerian military. Health partners people with chronic illness, persons with disabilities, people on ground provided Primary Health Care services to the suffering from mental health issues, pregnant and new arrivals in the six health facilities operating in Damboa breastfeeding mothers, and people with conflict-related town. Partners are also supporting psychosocial and mental injuries. healthcare to the newly displaced population. However, the influx of new arrivals stretched resources and there is an Lastly, the Health Sector will continue to prepare for urgent need to fill critical gaps to maintain services and potential cholera outbreaks in hotspot locations across avoid any disruption in health service delivery. Moreover, Borno and Yobe states that witnessed outbreaks in 2017 and aid actors are concerned about the risk of disease outbreaks, 2018. Health partners’ capacity to respond has been such as cholera, given that 80 per cent of newly displaced overstretched with recent increased needs and, during the families in GSSS Camp in Damboa are sleeping out in the rainy season, this will continue to be the case. Risks of open, exposed to harsh weather conditions. malaria, cholera and other waterborne diseases will increase which will need adequate preparedness actions.  The Health Sector contributed to the finalization of the Rainy Season and Extended Military Operations Contingency Plan. Health partners are aiming to maintain uninterrupted essential health care services, including disease surveillance and risk assessment for a timely response to outbreaks in hotspot areas affected by the rainy season.

Health partners also focused on providing services in Rann town, Kala/Balge LGA in Borno State with provisional solutions for critical health care services, given that the Health Sector does not have a full scale response in Rann. Medical teams deployed to Rann to provide critical services, as well as recruited doctors and midwives to provide Primary Health Care services, with fifteen staff recruited already on

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WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE

Behind the numbers: response and constraints As part of cholera preparation efforts, Sector partners have compiled a map of partners’ presence, capacity and stocks. In May, a total of 32,519 people were provided with safe Mobilization for increased stocks for critical materials, drinking water, while 105,364 people received sanitation prepositioning of stocks and increased prevention activities support or access to facilities. The WASH sector also like hand washing with soap, disposal of excrement, reached 62,349 individuals with hygiene promotion dislodging latrines, water quality monitoring and hygiene messages and hygiene kits. WASH partners focused on promotion are ongoing. improving drainage systems coming from water sources in Teachers Village IDP Camp in Maiduguri of Borno State, as Looking ahead and bridging the gaps well as repairing and dislodging latrines in that location. The WASH Sector will continue to engage other sectors and The WASH Sector also prioritized responding to the needs of advocate for additional space to construct sanitation new arrivals from Sabon Gari to Damboa town in Damboa facilities and reach minimum standards for infrastructure LGA of Borno State with the provision of approximately like latrines, which will help reduce associated risks, 104m3 litres of water through water trucking to more than including disease outbreak and protection risks. Increasing 9,000 individuals. The Sector distributed 2,500 hygiene kits the operation and maintenance capacity of latrines, as well and are planning the construction of 100 emergency as increasing storage capacity and reticulation of water latrines. Addressing the urgent, life-saving needs of new networks has been explored in several locations including arrivals in Damboa has posed challenges in terms of planning Munguno town (Monguno LGA) and Pulka town (Gwoza for the construction of WASH facilities, given that the LGA) in Borno State. infrastructure and space allocated for the settlement of the The Sector is mobilizing partners and resources to address new arrivals has yet to be determined. new caseloads and increase access to water, sanitation and The WASH Sector technical guide was finalised through a hygiene services in Damboa, Munguno and Teachers Village consultative process and endorsement by the Sector IDP Camps in Borno State. Dalori 1 and 2 camps in greater Advisory Group. Maiduguri will be supported with daily trucking of 140,000 litres of water while construction of six wells is ongoing On 28 May, WASH partners highlighted challenges relating throughout the months of June and July. to menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and advocated for more action to improve hygiene management for Cholera preparedness activities will be reinforced around women and girls of reproductive age. Community feedback operational hotspot areas; however, engagement with local monitoring for menstrual hygiene and cholera is ongoing government and city authorities requires a multi-sectoral through U-Report. effort to address key issues in hot spots within the urban poor and vulnerable populations. A one-day training for The Sector also took measures to address water issues in hands-on cholera response activities is planned for June, in Pulka town, Gwoza LGA of Borno State, where the sale of order for Sector partners to acquire common approaches to water was reported and pump operators put up resistance specific thematic areas within the cholera response. The to planned rehabilitation work on water points that would training will focus on targeted messaging for cholera improve the community’s access to water. A meeting prevention, hygiene promotion and mass outreach through between the Local Government Chairman and the Sector radio and promotion campaigns. Translation of messages coordinator aimed to resolve this issue. A field visit by the into various local dialects will allow partners to reach a wider LGA Chairman, Secretary and WASH partners on ground is audience.  being planned to facilitate community dialogues on these water management issues.

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SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS

Behind the numbers: response and constraints Through the Rainy Season Contingency Response Plan, Sector partners have committed to providing 23,369 shelter The month of May saw the onset of the rainy season with solutions and 31,262 NFI kits to populations in high-risk several rain storms, which have already demonstrated how flood affected areas specifically in Ngala, Bama, Maiduguri, destructive the rainy season can be. Already 18 camp sites Monguno, Diwka, Gajiganna, and Rann town of Borno State. in the LGAs of Gwoza, Dikwa, Bama, Ngala, and Kaga in Borno State have registered over 500 reports of damage to Congestion in the reception centres, camp sites and lack of shelters and NFIs with more than 4,500 individuals affected. land to construct shelters and other humanitarian services The ongoing rainy season is expected to continually increase is still the most pressing issue that requires joint advocacy the vulnerability of the IDPs in the flood prone areas, further efforts to the Government, although some progress has exacerbated by ongoing military operations and insecurity been achieved. The extension of the security trench that have increased the number of new arrivals. surrounding Monguno has provided the humanitarian community with approximately 180 hectares of additional In May, a total of 33,897 new arrivals were recorded in land. The Sector has finished drafting a site plan to with 80 per cent being Borno and Adamawa states construct 3,415 new shelters to decongest the 12 camp registered in Borno State. Notably, 9,693 people were sites in Monguno. Furthermore, discussions with the registered as new arrivals in Damboa town from Sabon Gari Government in Jere LGA of Borno State are ongoing in as of 28 May, initiated on 21 May through military regards to acquiring additional land owned by the Nigerian relocations (3,767 people) and followed by people fleeing Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internal Displaced continuously, often by their own means. Persons and with the church committee of Bama LGA of 5,741 households have received shelter reinforcements in Borno State for the availability of land owned by the church. May, while Sector partners provided shelter repair materials The Sector presented a proposal for transitional/improved to IDPs in Dikwa LGA, Gajiganna ( LGA), Monguno shelter types to the humanitarian community including the LGA, MMC LGA, Pulka (Gwoza LGA), Damboa LGA, Bama LGA Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator. It was recommended and Rann (Kala/Balge LGA) in Borno State. The Shelter Sector that a series of technical consultations with partners would provided 3,081 shelter solutions in Damboa, Pulka, Bama be made before the final shelter types are approved. and Rann in Borno State in response to the influx of new arrivals. Despite significant gaps in the shelter response in Looking ahead and bridging the gaps Damboa, Bama and Pulka, the major hindering factor is the The Sector is prioritizing several locations, such as Dikwa, availability of additional land for partners to construct Monguno, and Ngala LGAs in Borno State, that are expected shelters for new arrivals staying in the open or in overcrowded conditions in reception centres. to receive heavy rains, flood and storm damages. The Sector is actively advocating with its partners to ensure that shelter Yola town, the capital of , also experienced materials and NFIs are prepositioned strategically according challenges in May, due to insecurity in certain camp sites to extreme weather and flood risk analysis. and host communities where houses and shelters were burned down during attacks. This left many people in The Shelter Technical Working Group continues to review Adamawa State homeless, specifically in Kuda and Krchinya current shelter solutions, designs and approaches, and aims communities of Madagali LGA and in Ngbolung community to adapt designs to local weather conditions, with tailored of Numan LGA. and localized characteristics. The ability and ease for Some 81,385 individuals across the BAY states who are beneficiaries to maintain their own shelters is a new internally displaced are still sleeping out in the open or element will be taken into account and included in the without adequate shelter as Sector partners await military design revisions. and Government approvals to start constructing new The Sector will also closely work with active partners to shelters on allocated land or the provision of additional land strengthen LGA level coordination in the coming month.  to construct on.

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DISPLACEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CAMP COORDINATION AND CAMP MANAGEMENT)

Behind the numbers: response and constraints through the newly inaugurated LGC sub-sector coordination platform in hot spot locations. In May, the dry season was coming to an end and the rainy season began. This cross-over between the two seasons Sector partners have facilitated the activities of other affected camp sites simultaneously. For example, in the implementing partners in field locations where CCCM International School Camp in Ngala LGA, Borno State, a fire partners are active by carrying out needs assessments on a broke out on 20 May, yet hours later the onset of rains daily basis, inspecting facilities, and monitoring the response damaged shelters, leaving 169 households homeless (36 to fill the gaps. These activities included identifying households from the fire and 133 households from the rain) beneficiaries, supporting NFI distributions in Gajiram town with shelters totally or partially destroyed. In response, (Nganzai LGA) and Konduga, Damboa, Diwka, Monguno, and Sector partners collaborated with camp governance teams MMC LGAs, as well as organising Children’s Day celebrations and embarked on a self-help and community participation in Bama on 27 May 2019. approach in high-risk flood prone areas to: clean up the The reception centres particularly in Bama, Pulka, Ngala and drainage systems, backfill latrine pits, create new drainage Dikwa continue to receive new arrivals although four out of channels by using sand bag banks, prioritize shelter repairs, eight are overstretched with 23,289 individuals recorded as establish proper cooking spaces, and carry out hygiene new arrivals in May. Damboa town (Damboa LGA) and Pulka sensitizations and focus group discussions with the camp town (Gwoza LGA) have received a majority of new arrivals residents. with Damboa registering 9,693 individuals and Pulka 152 Additionally, Sector partners distributed mitigation tool kits households. The DTM biometric team completed to camp committees, which demonstrate how to create registration in Monguno town and Teachers Village IDP water ways for stagnant waters or use the same tools to Camp in Maiduguri this month. A trend of new arrivals fight fires, as well as procured water pumps to remove water staying in reception centres or other camps on a temporary from flooded areas. In the new Stadium IDP Camp in basis only for a few days, due to rains and/or fear of Maiduguri, Borno State, the construction of a drainage insecurity, has been observed in a few locations such as channel was initiated. Furthermore, in Pulka town, Gwoza Ngala LGA and Dikwa LGA. LGA of Borno State, CCCM partners repositioned shelters in Looking ahead and bridging the gaps the vicinity of buildings on the verge of collapse to mitigate potential damage associated with impending rain storms. Sector partners will activate an ad-hoc complaint system, as well as needs monitoring, referrals/follow-ups as part of the Site facilitators have also been receiving both complaints Rainy Season Contingency Plan. and feedback comments from beneficiaries, recording a total of 124 complaints in May, the highest number of which The Sector will also continue to encourage partners to put stem from lack of non-food items. In May, a total of 10,026 more emphasis on community participation, sensitizations feedback comments have been received, of which 2,947 on personal and environmental hygiene, general camp were positive while 6,979 were negative. Approximately sanitation, rainy season preparedness, shelter maintenance, 1,100 of these negative comments were related to site meetings, and holding site committee meetings. complaints on NFIs. The Sector will also further strengthen coordination of These complaints were shared with Sector partners and in CCCM activities at the LGA level over the coming months.  LCG coordination meetings, as well as soliciting responses

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EARLY RECOVERY AND LIVELIHOODS

Behind the numbers: response and constraints committee; creating and drafting a constitution; record keeping; management of lending; issuing credit; and A total of 175 Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) liquidation. A total of 2,000,000 Naira was distributed to all groups were established for 4,110 members in 10 pilot 100 trainees who each received 20,000 Naira as either start- communities; five in Borno State, three in Adamawa State up capital or reinvestment capital. and two in Yobe State. VSLA members contributed a sum of 11,854,163 Naira towards savings funds and social funds. Sector partners provided support to develop vocational VSLA groups in the 10 pilot communities received a total skills across Borno and Adamawa states supplemented by grant of 82,000,000 Naira. 2,141 members (68.38 per cent training in micro-business skills, financial literacy and female and 31.62 per cent male) benefitted from first sets establishing a business. A total of 300 individuals received of VSLA loans, with 841 members investing in start-up support, specifically 150 people (117 females and 33 males) businesses. in Maiduguri of Borno State, 50 people (44 females and six males) in Bama LGA of Borno State; 50 beneficiaries (44 Conciliatory and Enforcement Committees were females and six males) in Ngala LGA of Borno State; and 50 established in each pilot community to ensure loan beneficiaries (42 females and eight males) in Damaturu LGA repayment. The expected monthly loan repayment is of Yobe State. These same 300 individuals also received 4,443,365 Naira across the 10 communities, while actual business start-up kits worth 4,972,710.00 Naira. loan repayment for the period is 3,583,535 Naira, reflecting an 80.65 per cent repayment rate. Looking ahead and bridging the gaps Partners supported livelihood stabilization activities Rehabilitation work through cash-for-work (CFW) programs through capacity building and income generating activities are planned in markets and shopping centres in Pulka town, (IGAs) for 161 households from 13 communities in Geidam Gwoza LGA and Banki town, Bama LGA of Borno State. Some and Yunusari LGAs in Yobe State. These trainings focused on 250 beneficiaries are expected to be involved in CFW enhancing knowledge and best practices for businesses, co- activities in both locations to undertake rehabilitation work. operative management, record keeping and marketing. Each beneficiary will be paid 36,000 Naira for working a Other training activities included soap making and artisan minimum of 15 days, ensuring a gender representation of at work. In Damboa LGA of Borno State, 100 caregivers were least 20 per cent female participation at each site. Partners selected, trained and supported with livelihood grants of are planning to rehabilitate and equip multi-skills resource 20,000 Naira each. training centres (MSTRCs) in Ngala and Gwoza LGAs of Borno State. 6,400 adolescents and youth will be selected and A two-day Family Business Scheme (FBS) training was registered for vocational training in skills across Jere, Mafa, conducted for a selection of 100 caregivers, which included Ngala, Gwoza, Bama, Biu, and LGAs in FBS components such as business awareness, marketing, Borno State. They will be trained in business development, record keeping and cash management, vocational and some of the participants will benefit from cash grants, while practical skills. The same group received Village Savings and others will be placed in apprenticeship programs.  Loans Association (VSLA) training in: forming VSLA groups; committee election processes; the role of a management

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EDUCATION

Behind the numbers: response and constraints The Education Sector also hosted the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD) Sub-Committee of the Education in In May, the Education Sector reached 17,593 children (9,141 Emergencies Working Group Nigeria (EiEWGN) who visited girls and 8,452 boys) with learning materials including Early Maiduguri from 6 to 10 May to engage with key Childhood Development Learning Kits. More than 1,000 stakeholders, including the Nigerian Army Education Corps. teachers from 20 LGAs across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states were trained in pedagogy and psychosocial The Education Sector Co-Lead represented the Sector at the support, while 139 members of school-based management 3rd International Conference on the Safe School Declaration committees received training on school management. (SSD) in Palma De Mallorca, Spain from 26 to 30 May 2019 alongside INGO and Government partners from Nigeria. A Throughout the month, education partners constructed a teacher from Maiduguri was given the opportunity to share total of 60 Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) in Damboa, experience on school safety in Nigeria at the conference. Dikwa, and Gwoza LGAs of Borno State. Additionally, the Education Sector supported partners who are implementing Education in Emergencies (EiE) activities in the Mohammed Looking ahead and bridging the gaps Goni International Stadium Camp in Maiduguri, Borno State. Some 1,800 children were pre-enrolled in school and 35 In June, education activities in Mohammed Goni volunteer teachers were recruited. International Stadium Camp in Maiduguri will kick off, following the training of the 35 volunteer teachers who were During a regular Education Sector meeting in May, it was recruited in May, as well as the opening of 30 Temporary agreed to have education focal points at the LGA level in all Learning Spaces and two blocks of offices that will become LGAs across the BAY states to improve coordination and operational. ensure that the Sector is represented at OCHA coordination meetings. The Sector will designate focal points across The Education Sector is planning to map donor engagement, locations from partner organizations who are both present which will highlight gaps and support the Sector’s in each LGA and are actively carrying out projects. fundraising plan. This map will be completed in collaboration with donors who actively support EiE activities The Education Sector also advocated for more land to in the BAY states through a tool that the Sector developed. construct schools and implement education activities in Monguno town of Borno State together with the CCCM The Sector will also work with different partners to better Sector, particularly in the process of expanding IDP camps in coordinate the response in hotspots like Monguno, Damboa Monguno. A joint visit to the planned expansion site of and Dikwa LGAs of Borno State, as well as work on a Waterboard IDP Camp in Monguno took place and partners contingency plan for improved preparedness.  reached an agreement on the exact location for the construction of a new school. Furthermore, discussions Sector partners are underway to identify which partners can support education activities in the camp.

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LOGISTICS

A total of eight participants from five organizations attended Behind the numbers: response and constraints the training. A total of 657 humanitarian cargo movement notification In May, UNHAS served a total of 83 organizations. 4,770 forms were processed through the Nigerian Armed Forces passengers travelled on the UNHAS fixed wing aircraft, while (NAF) by the Logistics Sector in the month of May. These 1,287 passengers were transported on the helicopters. represent the proposed movement of 1,875 trucks carrying UNHAS also transported a total of 12,466 kgs of cargo on humanitarian cargo to 48 locations on behalf of 27 both the fixed wing aircraft and the helicopters. organisations across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states, of which 272 required military escorts. Sector- Looking ahead and bridging the gaps managed storage facilities, operated by NGO service The Logistics Sector will continue to liaise with Nigerian providers in seven locations across Borno State, received military to ensure the steady flow of cargo movements, in 1,598 m³ (562.517 mT) of humanitarian cargo for 13 light of partners experiencing several instances of blockages organisations. The Logistics Sector successfully conducted a in recent days. The Logistics Sector will advise partners on basic training on “Cargo handling and accounting” for movement restrictions on the roads and continue sharing service users and other partners in Ngala LGA, Borno State. essential information to support planning efforts.  EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Behind the numbers: response and constraints communications procedures. The Sector also increased the capacity of the power bank at one of the ETS VHF repeater Since the beginning of 2019, the ETS has provided Internet sites in Maiduguri. A rack was installed to mount equipment connectivity services to over 2,300 humanitarians from 76 for the second phase of the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) organisations at the hubs deployed across north-east project. To support the expansion of the humanitarian hub Nigeria. In May, the Global ETC Coordinator visited the ETS in Banki, the ETS shipped an additional satellite terminal operation in Nigeria to engage with stakeholders, partners, there to plan for the provision of communications services and the ETS team in Abuja and Maiduguri. Throughout May, accordingly. The ETS provided power solutions for the hubs the ETS began engaging with the main mobile network in Damasak and Monguno to facilitate the provision of operators (MNOs) in north-east Nigeria to update coverage constant Internet connectivity services. maps and reflect current communications services from local providers in the BAY states. Additionally, the ETS Looking ahead and bridging the gaps engaged with MNOs to gather proposals for a bulk SMS In June, the ETS will carry out maintenance missions in system to support UNDSS activities. The ETS conducted a Gwoza and Monguno to ensure fully operability of three-day mission in Dikwa to improve high frequency communications services and conduct an assessment in communications at the hub. The ETS installed an Iridium Yola, Adamawa State. The ETS will complete transitioning of Push-To-Talk docking station and programmed all the user management solution from Ericsson Response in communications equipment inside the bunker. Maiduguri. In June, the ETS plans to install a second satellite Maintenance work was also conducted on ETS services in terminal in Banki and later expand the Wi-Fi network to Bama LGA, Borno State. meet connectivity needs as the hub in Banki expands. The The ETS delivered a training on security communications ETS operation in Nigeria in 2019 is currently 79 per cent procedures to 21 UN personnel in Maiduguri and trained 33 funded out of the required $3.4M. aid workers from nine organisations on security

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COORDINATION AND SUPPORT

Response and constraints Humanitarian Civil‐Military Coordination (CMCoord) and Access: In May, the Nigerian military unilaterally relocated Inter-sector Working Group (ISWG): The ISWG drafted a some 4,000 civilians from Sabon Gari in Damboa LGA to multi-sector Rainy Season and Extended Military Operations Damboa town in Borno State. Civilians continued to arrive Contingency Plan to address and respond to the expected by their own means, and partners had registered a total of increase in vulnerabilities due to the rains and for the 9,693 people as new arrivals in GSSS and Unity Camps in anticipated displacements triggered by military operations. Damboa by 28 May. The evacuation – meant to bring the It was finalised and validated by the Humanitarian Country civilian population to a safe place prior to the conduct of a Team in May. The contingency plan aims to target an military “clearance operation” in the area – as well estimated 385,000 people across Borno, Adamawa and subsequent additional displacement, is overstretching Yobe (BAY) states with key preparedness and response resources in these existing camps. The military has indicated activities, focusing on practical actions to improve the multi- that this evacuation could last for at least a month and sectoral humanitarian response, accountability and closed the Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu Axis to all non-military reliability. Based on the analysis of the population projected travel as a result of the impending military operation. to be displaced, there are an estimated 79,000 people who could potentially be displaced in 12 locations across Borno Looking ahead and bridging the gaps State including , Askira/Uba, Biu, , Damboa, Inter-sector Working Group: In June and July, the focus will , Gwoza, , Marte, Mobbar, Monguno and be on ensuring a coordinated implementation of the multi- Ngala LGAs. sector Rainy Season and Extended Military Operations In May, OCHA concluded on the immediate activation of the Contingency Plan. RRM partners are on standby to address rapid response mechanism (RRM) to scale up assistance to the dire needs linked to widespread displacement and the thousands of new arrivals across informal settlements in rainy season. greater Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The escalation of Humanitarian CMCoord and Access: The CMCoord and attacks by non-state armed groups and clashes with Access Unit will work closely with the Logistics Sector in Government forces across communities in northern Borno Maiduguri to negotiate with the military for the regular (including the towns of Baga, Doron Baga, Cross Kauwa, deployment of humanitarian convoys headed to Damboa to Guzamala and Kekeno) since late December has forced tens ensure that urgent humanitarian goods and supplies reach of thousands of civilians to move to Maiduguri. While some affected people in a timely manner. of the new arrivals moved to existing camps (where most had to sleep in the open due to overcrowding and As the operating environment continues to evolve, unavailability of space to build more shelters), others set up CMCoord and Access will keep track of operational issues spontaneous informal camps and settlements including and problems that crop up and contribute to Shuwari, Doron Baga and Chezcoan with very limited access troubleshooting them, as needed, particularly in Damboa to humanitarian assistance. The RRM activation followed an town. assessment of the situation across the informal settlements, Cash Working Group (CWG): On Thursday 13 June, the and will enable the immediate scale up of WASH and shelter CWG, with support from the UK Department for support including daily trucking of water to Shuwari International Development (DFID) will commence the settlement where emergency latrines are being constructed mapping of Humanitarian Cash Transfers and Social by partners. Protection (HSP) programs across the BAY states, to identify opportunities to link with commitments in line with the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit and Grand Bargain commitments. 

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FUNDING UPDATE

The 2019-2021 Humanitarian Response Strategy To alleviate the suffering of 6.2 million people in dire need of life-saving aid in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, the United Nations and partners are appealing for $848 million for 183 projects to be implemented by 69 humanitarian organisations. It is the seventh largest single-country appeal globally. As of 31 May 2019, $215.8 million (25.5 per cent) of the funds have been received, according to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). 

The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund The NHF is one of 18 Country-based Pooled Funds globally and has raised $83 million since it become operational in May 2017. The total contributions in 2019 amount to $17.4 million thanks to generous contributions from Germany ($6.8 million), the Netherlands ($5.6 million), Sweden ($2.2 million), Norway ($1.7 million), Switzerland ($0.8 million) and Spain ($0.3 million). On 14 May, founding members of the Nigerian Humanitarian Fund – Private Sector Initiative came to Maiduguri, Borno State in a first-ever joint visit to camps for internally displaced people. Following the visit, they reiterated their commitment to the humanitarian response and pledged to raise financial support and resources for a more effective response. The 2019 NHF prioritizes life-saving assistance to internally displaced people and host communities, with an emphasis on new arrivals fleeing ongoing hostilities and over-congestion in camps for internally displaced people. The NHF has allocated $24 million in 2017, $36 million in 2018, and $10 million in 2019 thus far to meet the most urgent and life-saving humanitarian needs of Nigeria’s most vulnerable people affected by crisis in the north-east.  Note: Funding received is to be reported on the Financial Tracking Service (FTS). The funding levels presented in this report are directly drawn from FTS, which depends on reporting by multiple sources, namely governmental and private donors, funds, recipient agencies and implementing organisations. Due to some major gaps in the reporting from those various sources, there is a discrepancy between the levels of funding presented here and the levels of funding actually received by humanitarian partners. OCHA encourages donors and partners to update their funding status as regularly as possible. To report a contribution, please visit the “Report a contribution” page: fts.unocha.org/content/report-contribution.

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COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS:

AAP Accountability to affected people LGA Local government area BSFP Blanket supplementary feeding programme MAM Moderate acute malnutrition CAAFAG Children associated with armed forces and armed MSU Mobile storage unit groups CCCM Camp coordination and camp management NEMA National Emergency Management Agency CJTF Civilian Joint Task Force NFIs Non-food items CMCoord Civil-military coordination NGO Non-governmental organisation CP Child protection NHF Nigeria Humanitarian Fund DMS Displacement Management Systems NSAG Non-state armed group DTM Displacement Tracking Matrix OCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ETS Emergency Telecommunications sector PSEA Prevention from sexual exploitation and abuse FTS Financial Tracking Service PSS Psycho-social support GBV Gender-based violence RRM Rapid response mechanism HCT Humanitarian Country Team SAM Severe acute malnutrition HRP Humanitarian Response Plan SEA Sexual exploitation and abuse IDP Internally displaced person SEMA State Emergency Management Agency IEC Information, education and communication SGBV Sexual and gender-based violence IED Improvised explosive device SOP Standard operating procedure INGO International non-governmental organisation SUBEB State Universal Basic Education Board IPC Integrated phase classification TLS Temporary learning space IYCF Infant and young child feeding WASH Water, sanitation and hygiene LCG Local coordination group