Now entering its ninth year, the crisis in north-east Nigeria has created vulnerabilities and humanitarian concerns. An estimated 7.7 million men, women, boys and girls are in acute need of protection and assistance. While the humanitarian community has provided life-saving assistance to over 5.6 million affected people in 2017 and helped stabilise living conditions for millions of people, reducing mortality and morbidity, significant humanitarian needs still remain. The Humanitarian Response Plan at a glance: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 Provide life-saving emergency assistance to the most vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas ensuring that assistance is timely and appropriate and meets relevant technical standards. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2 Ensure that all assistance promotes the protection, safety and dignity of affected people, and is provided equitably to women, girls, men and boys. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3 Foster resilience and early recovery, and strengthen the humanitarian development nexus by working towards collective outcomes.