G7 Countries Move To Salvage North East From Hunger Crisis

The G7 group of nations have appropriated $382 million to combat worsening food crisis and famine in Boko Haram ravaged North East Nigeria. The G7 is an intergovernmetal organisation made up of the world’s largest developed economies – France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, the UK and Canada. Government leaders of these countries meet periodically to address international economic and monetary issues. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, in a statement, said the group had launched what she termed the ‘G7 Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Compact.’ Laing said, “Through commitments in these five areas, we will lead international efforts to prevent famine and begin to stem the growth of humanitarian need, working closely with the UN High Level Task Force on Preventing Famine. We will ensure people have access to food, clean water and sanitation, that their children have access to lifesaving malnutrition treatment and vaccinations and that all civilians, including women and girls, are protected from violence.”