Situation Report on the Crisis in Nigeria - June 2025

In June 2025, Nigeria continued to grapple with overlapping humanitarian emergencies driven by conflict and climate-related disasters. Mass killings in Benue State claimed at least 218 lives and displaced nearly 4,800 people, the majority of whom were women and girls. At the same time, flash floods in Niger State destroyed over 265 settlements and led to the deaths of more than 200 people, disrupting access to essential services. Insecurity in the northeast, including a suicide bombing in Borno State, heightened the risks facing women and girls, who increasingly face gender-based violence, loss of access to health services, and profound psychosocial trauma.

UNFPA scaled up its response in affected regions, providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH), gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, and youth-focused services. In June, over 8,700 individuals received SRH services, and nearly 9,000 accessed protection and GBV support, including clinical management of rape, safe shelter, legal aid, and psychosocial care. Targeted interventions in Benue included the establishment of a women and girls’ safe space and temporary health clinic at the IDP camp in Makurdi. Vocational training, awareness sessions, and cash assistance were also delivered to empower women and adolescent girls and increase service uptake. In total, more than 50,000 people were reached with GBV and SRH information and services, while coordination mechanisms were strengthened across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states.

Despite the scale of need, funding remains critically low. Of the US$15.7 million required to support UNFPA’s 2025 operations in Nigeria, only US$1.7 million — or 11 per cent — has been received, leaving an alarming gap of US$14 million. Without urgent donor support, life-saving services for women, girls, and young people risk being scaled back or suspended, undermining the humanitarian response at a time of escalating crisis.