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Nigeria: Famine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the risk of famine in (a) north west and (b) north east Nigeria.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 7 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 11 Feb 2025
Answer: 14 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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7 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the risk of famine in (a) north west and (b) north east Nigeria.
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Feb 2025
Answer published
Insecurity in North-East and North-West Nigeria has contributed to worsening food security as people are unable to plant, harvest and trade safely. The UK is therefore already providing support to tackle malnutrition in north-east Nigeria through the Huma...

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