Reference :
V-P-NG-E-00470
Date :
11/2011
Caption :
Plateau State, Barkin Lardi. The ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society distribute relief supplies to people affected by inter-communal violence.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
ICRC website, Operational Update, 13-01-2012
Nigeria: responding to multiple situations of violence
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is providing support for the Nigerian Red Cross to treat those injured in the recent wave of protests. The ICRC had, in 2011, stepped up its operations in the violence-prone regions of northern Nigeria and in the Niger Delta in the south of the country.
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Aid to victims of inter-communal violence
Recent bombings, armed confrontations between the group known as Boko Haram and security forces, and inter-communal violence have affected northern states and other parts of the country. The violence has affected civilians more than anyone else.
In late December 2011 and early January this year, the ICRC provided support for various hospitals and health-care facilities in the states of Bauchi, Borno, Plateau and Yobe, as well as in the Federal Capital Territory. Medical supplies, including dressings and much-needed infusions, were supplied in places where casualties were high.
At the end of November 2011, in Barkin Lardi in the state of Plateau, the ICRC, together with the Nigerian Red Cross, provided direct assistance to over 300 victims of inter-communal clashes. They were given food and other essential items as well as emergency health care.
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Original material :
digital
Resolution :
3472x2604
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
