Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Nigeria (Extract 3)

Extract:

It is to be noted that 80 per cent of the 2 million internally displaced persons in the north-east of Nigeria are women and girls. We have taken concrete steps to meet their humanitarian needs and to ensure that the necessary conditions are established to enable the voluntary return of the displaced persons to their places of origin in safety and dignity.

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