Highlights:
- With increased needs and available funding, about 160,000 more children than the planned target were treated for SAM in Katsina and Borno. The RUTF pipeline is secure till September 2023 for the Northeast and December 2023 for the Northwest. In 2022, UNICEF shifted from offshore to local procurement of RUTF, thanks to agreements with three RUTF factories in Lagos and Kano.
- UNICEF Nigeria responded to the most devastating floods in a decade through integrated early recovery interventions in health, WASH, child protection and cash transfer.
- With the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, UNICEF delivered cash transfers to 5000 flood-prone households in six targeted communities in Kaduna State as part of its anticipatory action (AA).
- On 30 September 2022, the Government of Nigeria and UNICEF signed the landmark Handover Protocol to protect children encountered during military operations.