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Paper authors	YUSUFU ZOAKA
In panel on	Participation and Accountability in Humanitarian Disaster Management
Paper presenter(s) will be presenting	In-Person / Online

Abstract

Abstract
This paper argues that the humanitarian crises plaguing some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja is induced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North Eastern region of Nigeria. This conflict has produced a large number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently put at over 1.5 million people who are scattered all over the country and outside the country and are mostly resident in camps. The desire of this paper is to critically examine the roles of Non-Governmental Organization and government in the management, organization and coordination of the IDP camps in Abuja. The paper relied on both primary and secondary sources of information for data collection, the paper also used quantitative techniques to analyze the data obtained. The findings show that there is the problem of coordination and observed lapses in the management and distribution of relief materials to the IDPs. The paper recommends among others for a more systematic approach in the coordination and distribution of relief materials; appointed camp officials must ensure that they are fair to all campers by providing that no family(ies) or individual(s) benefit more than others in distribution of relief materials.

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