Humanitarian Crisis: UNDP Releases $30m To Nigeria For North East - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2019
The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP has released thirty million dollars to Nigeria from the regional stabilisation facility for the humanitarian crisis in the North East.
UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Yahyaannounced this in Abuja at the first inaugural meeting convened by UNDP on theway forward in actualising the ‘Nigeria window’ of the Regional StabilisationFacility.
TheRegional Stabilisation Facility was launched in July in Niamey, Niger at thesecond Governors Forum to contribute support to the affected regions ofNigeria,
Governorsfrom Nigeria, Niger republic, Cameroon, Chad, and regional stakeholdersattended the meeting in Niamey under the auspices of the Lake Chad BasinCommission.
Alsospeaking, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed saidthat the government of Nigeria was optimistic that the facility would supportin addressing the immediate stabilisation needs in the newly liberated areas.