Insurgency: 2m Children, Caregivers Need Psycho-Social Help In N/East – Save The Children - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 27, 2019
An international Non-Governmental Organisation, Savethe Children, has said that more than two million girls, boys and caregiversneed psycho-social support services due to severe distress, hardship anddisplacement in North-East Nigeria.
The Country Director, Save the ChildrenInternational, Nigeria, Ben Foot, made this known in a child protection reportmade available to newsmen on its 100 years Centenary celebration in Abuja.
According to Foot, another 770,000 children and caregiversremain at risk of injury and loss of life from explosive remnants of war.
Foot said that the child protection concerns forunaccompanied and separated children in Borno were vast and the government, UNagencies and local/international humanitarian aid organisations were working inextremely difficult circumstances to address these concerns.
He said that the report did not want to ignore thesignificant efforts that had been made to try and meet the needs of thesevulnerable children, their communities and government actors.