The
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, has, in partnership with
American University of Nigeria, AUN, trained about 11,652 people, mostly
returnee internally-displaced persons, IDPs, in the North-East states of Borno,
Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, between January and November.
This is
even as UNHCR, in collaboration with Borno State government and National
Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, presented empowerment packages and cash
donation of N60 million to 800 graduands IDPs, returnees and those living in
host communities in cooperatives of 10 highly-affected local government areas
of Borno as livelihood interventions.
Head of
Field Officer, UNHCR, Cesar Tshilombo, disclosed this while welcoming the
beneficiaries and participants during the graduation and presentation of
starter kits ceremony in Maiduguri, Borno State.
In his
vote of thanks, Borno State government, represented by the Permanent Secretary,
Administration, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr
Abubakar Hassan, on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked UNHCR, AUN and other
humanitarian agencies in managing the plights of IDPs in the state.
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