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Orlando Bloom Meets Children And Families Affected By Boko Haram On Niger Trip

Orlando Bloom Meets Children And Families Affected By Boko Haram On Niger Trip

by The Daily Eye Team March 6 2017, 2:22 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 39 secs

Hundreds of thousands of children across the region have been forced from their homes, are out of education and at risk of malnutrition. In areas affected by the violence in Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, 2.3 million people are now displaced, making this one of the fastest growing displacement crises in Africa. The Diffa region currently hosts over 240,000 internally displaced persons, refugees and returnees – including 160,000 children. “As a father, it is hard for me to imagine how many of these children are caught up in this conflict. During my trip I have heard dreadful stories about children fleeing on foot, leaving everything behind, including the safety of their homes and classrooms,” said Bloom, who first travelled to see UNICEF’s work in 2007.

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