Support to the Released Chibok Girls in North Eastern Nigeria

Over the last four years the North East (NE) of Nigeria has witnessed a rapid increase in violent attacks and high scale destruction by an Islamic Jihadist terrorist group; Boko Haram. On the night of 14–15 April 2014, approximately 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in, Borno State Nigeria. The kidnappings were claimed by the Boko Haram Sect; an Islamic Jihadist terrorist group. In response to the abduction of the Chibok Girls, the ILO in partnership with other UN agencies, National and State partners developed an integrated support package (ISP) to complement the Government’s response through humanitarian and development interventions in support of the affected population, the abductees, their families, and the affected communities. The ISP aims to provide a comprehensive intervention to mitigate the immediate humanitarian and long-term development impact of the ongoing insecurity. As a member of the United Nations Country team in Nigeria, the ILO intends to implement a number of activities both short and long term activities aimed at providing assistance to the kidnapped girls when they are released, their immediate families and the community of Chibok at large. The ILO also intends to support other long term interventions including support to improved livelihoods for the affected communities.

Project symbol

NIR/14/01/JPN

Admin unit

CO-Abuja

Start date

01/06/2014

End date

31/12/2014

Total allocation

69894

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

69894

Development Partners

Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Nigeria

Outcomes

HIV/AIDS