1. Key points
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$185.2 million of humanitarian assistance since the start of 2016.
The United States (US) is the largest donor to Nigeria, contributing 35% of total funding so far in 2016 (US$64.3 million). The three largest donors account for 68% of reported funding in 2016.
The 2016 UN-coordinated Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Nigeria requests US$279.3 million, of which US$92.9 million has been contributed so far, leaving two thirds of appeal requirements unmet.
The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$23.5 million to emergencies in the country in 2016 – all funded through the rapid response window.
2. Recent humanitarian funding to Nigeria
A total of US$185.2 million in international humanitarian assistance to Nigeria has been reported to the FTS as committed/contributed so far in 2016.
The US is the largest donor and accounts for almost a third of total reported funding in 2016 (35%; US$64.3 million). It is followed by the European Union (EU; comprising the EU Commission and the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department) and the CERF, committing/contributing US$37.6 million and US$24.2 million, respectively. Funding from these largest three donors has accounted for 68% of total reported funding in 2016 so far.
The Start Fund is the 18th largest donor (out of 27 named donors) with US$150,000 of humanitarian assistance committed/contributed to Nigeria so far in 2016.