Nigeria: ICRC surgical teams caring for wounded after air strikes: Three days after air strikes at a settlement for internally displaced people at Rann in Nigeria, two surgical teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with the help of one Nigerian surgeon continue to care for those wounded in the blasts. Around 100 injured people were evacuated from … [Read more...] about Nigeria: ICRC surgical teams caring for wounded after air strikes
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UNHCR’s Grandi: Failures behind Nigeria IDP camp tragedy must be identified
UNHCR’s Grandi: Failures behind Nigeria IDP camp tragedy must be identified: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today expressed his shock at a bombing on a site for internally displaced people in north-east Nigeria that left dozens of people dead, and stressed the need for the Nigerian authorities to urgently identify the failings that led to the tragedy. … [Read more...] about UNHCR’s Grandi: Failures behind Nigeria IDP camp tragedy must be identified
Nigeria/ IDP Camp Bombing: “This Tragedy Should Never Have Happened” – UN Expert Urges Greater Protection
Nigeria/ IDP Camp Bombing: “This Tragedy Should Never Have Happened” – UN Expert Urges Greater Protection: The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, today expressed dismay at the bombing of a camp housing internally displaced persons in Borno state in the troubled northeast region of Nigeria, in … [Read more...] about Nigeria/ IDP Camp Bombing: “This Tragedy Should Never Have Happened” – UN Expert Urges Greater Protection
Nigeria: Compensate Families for Camp Bombing
Nigeria: Compensate Families for Camp Bombing: The following quote is from Mausi Segun, senior Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch: “The Nigerian government should provide prompt, adequate, and effective compensation to the victims and their families of the January 17 bombing of the displaced persons camp in Rann, Borno State. Even if there is no evidence of … [Read more...] about Nigeria: Compensate Families for Camp Bombing
Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama of Nigeria
Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama of Nigeria: On January 11, 2017, Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks in Abuja with Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama of Nigeria. Wang Yi expressed that as the largest developing country in the world and Africa respectively, China and Nigeria are each other's important strategic partner. In recent years, bilateral … [Read more...] about Wang Yi Holds Talks with Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama of Nigeria
