The World Bank has called for increased investment in education, healthcare and nutrition for internally displaced children, warning that failure to support children affected by conflict could undermine Nigeria’s future human capital development.
Due to a decade-long insurgency, especially in the North-East, Nigeria has about 3.7 million internally displaced persons, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Senior Health Specialist at the World Bank, Dr Ritgak Tiiley-Gyado, represented by the bank’s Senior Social Development and Safeguards Specialist, Zara Goni, made the call during a panel session at the Africa Social Impact Summit held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.
The bank said children living in humanitarian settings should not be denied access to quality education and other essential services, stressing that investment in early childhood development remained one of the most effective strategies for breaking the cycle of poverty.
The session, themed “Financing Early Childhood Development in Crisis: Mobilising Private
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