"Urgent support" needed to alleviate hunger in north-east Nigeria-WFP & UNICEF

"Without urgent support" from the international community, food insecurity faced by nearly 5 million people across north-east Nigeria "will only deepen."

That's according to the World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), who have rolled out what they're calling a rapid response mechanism to deal with the crisis.

The worst affected areas are Borno and Yobe States, where disruption due to the extremist group Boko Haram has been most intense.


SOURCE: UN Radio