Essential Needs and Nutrition Analysis: Northwest Nigeria (Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina). February 2021 Assessment Report

Rome (Italy), World Food Programme (WFP): 2021.

English

19 p.

WFPELR2978

Nigeria’s northwest region – particularly states of Zamfara, Sokoto, and Katsina – has in recent years seen a deterioration in the security situation, marked by an increase in banditry and violence such as extortion, kidnapping, indiscriminate killings and lootings. This surge in insecurity has not only killed thousands of people, but also induced widespread displacement – with nearly 280,000 IDPs tracked in the three states as of January 20211 . Disrupted livelihoods and hampered market access have further affected populations’ capacity to meet their essential needs. The World Food Programme conducted an in-depth Essential Needs and Nutrition Assessment (ENNA) in February 2021 to fill information gaps on populations’ essential needs under multiple shocks in these states, with an in-depth focus on food security and nutrition for both internally displaced populations (IDPs) and the general population of the northwest.

Electronic ed.

ELR 2978

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