The World Food Program (WFP) said Wednesday that aid is once again flowing to thousands of refugees on the border between Niger and Nigeria. According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria in recent months for refugee camps or informal settlements in neighboring Niger after a wave of attacks by Boko Haram. Roughly 3,000 people were expected to receive aid from the WFP Wednesday, following the suspension of humanitarian work earlier this month along some stretches of the border. "In the camps, there is a lack of access to basic services, a lack of food and clean water," WFP official Adel Sarkozi told Reuters. "We are very concerned about the status of the newly arrived women and children." The WFP said it intends to provide aid to 37,000 newly displaced people in Niger by the end of the month. The agency also plans to provide aid to roughly 240,000 people this year across Cameroon, Niger, and Chad.
