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NIGERIA Operation Overview

June 2018

Background

The Nigeria Logistics Sector provides support to the Government-led coordination of the humanitarian response in

north-eastern Nigeria by facilitating access to common logistics services; maintaining bilateral and collective

engagement with all stakeholders for discussion and resolution of logistics issues as they arise; as well as providing

guidance on, and promoting, joint inter-agency logistical planning.

June Highlights

• In June, the Logistics Sector facilitated the storage of 2,070 m3 (560 mt) of humanitarian relief items at the four

common storage sites in Maiduguri, Monguno, Banki and Ngala on behalf of 18 organisations.

• The storage site in Maiduguri (2,700 m2) is operated by Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) on behalf of the

Logistics Sector and has been used by a total of 30 humanitarian organisations to date. PUI is also implementing

a service to consolidate critical cargo for dispatch by air with UNHAS, and this month 0.7 m³ (0.5 mt) of light cargo

was handled on behalf of four organisations and then handed over to UNHAS.

• The storage site in Monguno (1,280 m2) is operated by Solidarites International (SI) and has been used by six

organisations to date; the site in Banki (480 m2) is operated by INTERSOS and has been used by five organisations

to date; the site in Ngala (880 m2) is operated by eHealth Africa and seven organisations have made arrangements

to use the site.

• A new storage site in Bama, to be operated by INTERSOS opened on 13 June, the storage area is a refurbished

concrete building located in the compound of the humanitarian hub. The new sites in Dikwa and Damasak, both

to be operated by ACTED were also opened on 25 June.

• The remaining storage site in Rann is expected to open in July, and will be operated by eHealth Africa.

• The Logistics Sector continued to support the Civil/Military Coordination mechanisms established by OCHA,

facilitating cargo movements and coordination with military escorts for inter-agency convoys on required routes.

In June the Sector processed 414 humanitarian cargo movement requests on behalf of 24 organisations,

representing approximately 1,484 trucks, out of which 942 required escort arrangements.

• The Logistics Sector team conducted six field missions in support of construction works for humanitarian logistics

infrastructure: in Dikwa an MSU that collapsed due to strong winds and heavy rains was dismantled; in Rann the

progress of ongoing construction work at the helipad, built in support of UNHAS operations, was inspected; in

Ngala a new site assessment was needed to enable relocation of an office prefab; in Damasak a new prefab was

set up.

Humanitarian Cargo being received at the common storage in Ngala. The site is being managed by eHealth Africa.

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NIGERIA Operation Overview

June 2018

• The Logistics Sector held one training in

Maiduguri with seven participants from the

WFP-led Emergency Telecommunications

Sector.

• The five boats/canoes built in Maiduguri have

been dispatched to Ngala. The boats shall

provide an alternative transport option for the

shunting between Ngala and Rann during the

rainy season.

Coordination & Information Management

• Two Logistics Sector coordination meetings

were held in Maiduguri, with 28 participants

representing 17 organisations. The main topics

discussed included the newly opened common

storage sites; contingency planning for the rainy

season; civil/military coordination and the

results from a trainings preferences survey.

• The Logistics Sector continues to represent the humanitarian logistics community in a number of inter-agency

settings: the Inter-Sector Working Group (ISWG), Access Working Group (AWG) and Information Management

Working Group (IMWG) chaired by OCHA; the weekly Civil/Military Forum and the monthly Civil/Military

Conference chaired by the Nigerian Armed Forces; the weekly Humanitarian Hub meetings chaired by IOM, and

attended by UNDSS and colleagues from the Emergency Telecommunications Sector.

• Since September 2016, 32 maps and mapping products have been published and 910 map print-outs delivered to

partners.

• Through its mailing list, the Logistics Sector maintains open communications and a community of practice with

humanitarian actors involved in the emergency response; and, serves as a repository of logistics information and

knowledge across agencies. In June, the list had 390 subscribers from various UN agencies, NGOs, Government

representatives and Donors.

Logistics Sector Contacts

Sector Coordinator Katja Hildebrand katja.hildebrand@wfp.org Roving Logistics Officer Richie Bhattarai richie.bhattarai@wfp.org

Information Management Officer Georgia Farley georgia.farley@wfp.org GIS Officer John Temisaren Odeka temisaren.odeka@wfp.org

Boat for Rainy Season Contingency Planning being dispatched from Maiduguri to Ngala.