New York, NY, November 30, 2020 — The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) is shocked at the report of a further attack on civilians in Nigeria: on Saturday Nov. 28th where at least 110 farmers were killed in an attack in Koshobe village in Jere local government, Borno State, not far from the areas where ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ currently operates. This brutal and senseless attack on civilian men and women who were harvesting crops is another reminder of the violence unacceptably common in North East Nigeria. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ stands in solidarity with the families of the victims and calls for justice, all parties to commit to the protection of civilians and international humanitarian law.
The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ has been working in Nigeria since 2012. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ operates in all three states in northeast Nigeria (Borno, Adamawa and Yobe). We provide both immediate lifesaving and life-sustaining activities as well as medium-term recovery programs. The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s programming includes primary health, nutrition and reproductive health care activities; educational support services for out-of-school youth, women’s protection and empowerment activities, water and sanitation programming, and economic recovery and development activities.