…The EU Delegation underlines the importance of communicating verified and accurate information on this matter of utmost importance for the Nigerian people
TUE JULY 29 2025-theGBJournal| The EU Delegation in Nigeria on Monday dismissed MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) report allegeding “massive cuts” by the European Union (EU), among other international donors, in the response to the nutrition insecurity in Nigeria, as unsubstantiated and inaccurate.
The EU said, the level of EU humanitarian support granted by the EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Office ECHO in Nigeria in the first half of 2025 has in fact been similar to the one provided in the first half of 2024.
It adds that as done in previous years, the EU is working to increase the amount with additional top ups.
Like in 2024, a significant part of ECHO assistance in Nigeria focuses on nutrition, health and food assistance emergency.
While commending the work performed by MSF teams, partly through EU funding, to help malnourished children and their mothers in Nigeria, as witnessed by the EU Ambassador during his recent visit to Sokoto State on 19-20 July, the EU Delegation underlines the importance of communicating verified and accurate information on this matter of utmost importance for the Nigerian people.
It reiterates the call launched by the EU Ambassador, during his 22 July joint press conference with the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction as well as humanitarian partners to urgently enhance resources from domestic and international sources to address the emergency nutrition situation particularly in North-West and North-East Nigeria.
The EU Delegation highlighted that the EU is keeping its financial commitments and its general level of support across the board in the framework of its partnership with Nigeria.
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