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Almost 800,000 children have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the conflict in northeast Nigeria between Boko Haram, military forces and civilian self-defence groups, according to a new report from UNICEF.
More than 1.5 million people have fled their homes due to the violence in Nigeria, including 800,000 children. This includes 1.2 million displaced inside Nigeria and around 200,000 who have crossed to neighbouring countries.
The majority of those displaced are staying with host communities with little access to humanitarian support.
ince 2009, when Boko Haram made a marked turn towards violence, at least 15,000 people have been killed, with more than 7300 killed in 2014 alone.
In recent months, Boko Haram attacks have increased in frequency and brutality, killing more than 1,000 civilians since the beginning of the year. Children have become deliberate targets, often subjected to extreme violence – from sexual abuse and forced marriage to kidnappings and brutal killings.
Released one year after the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, The UNICEF’s Missing Childhoods report reveals that the number of children running for their lives within Nigeria, or crossing over the border to Chad, Niger and Cameroon, has more than doubled in just less than a year.
Almost 800,000 children have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the conflict in northeast Nigeria between Boko Haram, military forces and civilian self-defence groups, according to a new report from UNICEF.
More than 1.5 million people have fled their homes due to the violence in Nigeria, including 800,000 children. This includes 1.2 million displaced inside Nigeria and around 200,000 who have crossed to neighbouring countries.
The majority of those displaced are staying with host communities with little access to humanitarian support.
ince 2009, when Boko Haram made a marked turn towards violence, at least 15,000 people have been killed, with more than 7300 killed in 2014 alone.
In recent months, Boko Haram attacks have increased in frequency and brutality, killing more than 1,000 civilians since the beginning of the year. Children have become deliberate targets, often subjected to extreme violence – from sexual abuse and forced marriage to kidnappings and brutal killings.
Released one year after the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, The UNICEF’s Missing Childhoods report reveals that the number of children running for their lives within Nigeria, or crossing over the border to Chad, Niger and Cameroon, has more than doubled in just less than a year.
