Nigeria suffering ‘worst humanitarian crisis in the world’ amid war with Boko Haram, UNICEF warns

In its short, seven-year insurgency, Boko Haram has emerged as one of the most ruthless and deadly radical militant groups on the planet.

In its short, seven-year insurgency, Boko Haram has emerged as one of the most ruthless and deadly radical militant groups on the planet.

The UN Children’s Fund estimates as many as 75,000 children will die in the coming year if donors do not act quickly to address the famine-like conditions in the area.

Nowhere else in the world is suffering a humanitarian crisis on the same scale, according to UNICEF’s chief of nutrition in Nigeria, Arjan de Wagt.