UN: Nigeria’s humanitarian crisis under constant neglect
06 March 2017 |
4:31 am
A delegation from the United Nations is visiting camps in northeast Nigeria that are hosting people displaced by Boko Haram violence. More than two million people have been forced from their homes by the armed group.
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