The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said it has prepositioned counselors to provide urgent psychosocial support and reproductive health services for the 21 rescued Chibok girls.
This was contained in a statement made available newsmen in Abuja by the Executive Director of UNFPA, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.
The statement said the service would cover the rescued girls and other affected girls from the North-East crisis ridden region and welcomed the release of the 21 Chibok school girls who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents.
The statement commended the Government of Nigeria on its commitment towards the liberation of more girls and other survivors who have been abducted.
It said UNFPA calls for and anticipates the release of more abducted girls, boys and women.
The statement added that the fund was also ready to continue working with governments and other partners to immediately meet their sexual and reproductive health needs, including psychosocial support and counselling.
“Amidst the crisis, UNFPA provides reproductive health kits that contain live-saving commodities to bridge the gap so affected women and girls continue to have access to sexual and reproductive health services.
“Beyond physical health there is the trauma the women and adolescent girls endure and the violence they face when emergencies occur. UNFPA responds by providing psychosocial support and counselling to survivors to begin the process of healing and rehabilitation,” it said.
