Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29941

Nigeria: Famine

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 14 February 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

LabourEast Renfrewshire

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.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
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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