Humanitarian Response, Protection & Emergency Action

Saving lives and protecting dignity when crisis strikes, and building the readiness to respond fast when it strikes again. We also serve IDPs, returnees and refugees where relevant.

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Strategic objective 1

Our approach

Saving lives, protecting dignity and strengthening preparedness for emergencies.

Emergency response

Rapid, principled assistance to newly displaced and crisis-affected people.

Protection

Mainstreamed safety, dignity and referral for IDPs, returnees and host communities.

RCCE and cholera response

Risk communication, community engagement and rapid cholera response.

Emergency WASH

Rapid water, sanitation and hygiene response during acute crisis.

Community protection

Strengthening communities' own protective capacity and referral awareness.

Emergency preparedness

Contingency planning and pre-positioning ahead of predictable shocks.

The context

Published humanitarian data on the need this work responds to. Each figure is shown with its source.

7.3M

People in need across the BAY states in 2026

Source: OCHA 2026 HNRP

2.33M

Internally displaced people in northeast Nigeria

Source: IOM DTM Round 51

2.19M

Returnees in the BAY states

Source: IOM DTM, April 2025

Flagship programmes

Flagship programmes set out in the Strategic Plan 2025–2030, translating this objective into fundable, replicable models.

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WASH Emergency Response Initiative

Rapid water quality testing, chlorination, hygiene promotion and RCCE deployed within days of a flood or cholera alert, backed by community surveillance and support.

Water quality
Chlorination
RCCE
Outbreak response

From the field

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