Juvenile and Humanitarian Response in Conflict Environment: Borno State Juveniles in Perspectives (2015-2021)

Abstract

This paper titled “Juvenile and Humanitarian Response in Conflict Environment: Borno State Juveniles in Perspectives (2015-2021)” sets out to examine Humanitarian Response to juveniles in Borno State, Nigeria, from 2015 – 2021 as well as to identify the character and dynamics of vulnerability faced by juveniles in Borno State, Nigeria and to also examine the impact of conflict on juveniles in Borno within the study period. Other objectives are to identify the challenges militating against delivering Humanitarian Response to juveniles in Borno State within the study period and finally recommend strategies to improve humanitarian response to the juvenile in Borno State. This paper attempts to give an in-depth understanding of humanitarian response to juveniles in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria. From the analysis of this paper, it has been deduced that there have been humanitarian responses to Juveniles in Borno state but they are not adequate. The paper used the Human Needs theory as its theoretical underpinning. The methodology of research is qualitative and it involved data collection through secondary sources mostly desk base review like academic search engines, journals, books, official gazettes etc. The data show that humanitarian response/aid primarily provides shelter, food, medical care, and other necessities but does little on the mental health, emotional and psychological state of the juveniles. Nevertheless, the findings showed that humanitarian response is faced with some challenges of funding and increase in displacement as a result of conflicts leading to increase in juveniles in IDP camps and foster homes in Borno state.