UN officials urge sustained support for humanitarian efforts in Lake Chad Basin
Sep 22, 2017, at 04:33 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): United Nations officials on Thursday underscored the need for sustained international support for the humanitarian response in Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, where millions are in need of emergency assistance.
Peacebuilding efforts needed to tackle Boko Haram, end Lake Chad Basin crisis, Security Council told
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:37 am
New York, Sept 14(Just Earth News): While the efforts of the Governments in Africa's Lake Chad Basin have diminished Boko Haram's combat capacity in the region, the terrorist group has changed its tactics, increasing the use of suicide attacks, the top United Nations political official reported to the Security Council on Thursday.
Lake Chad Basin: UNICEF warns 5.6 million children at risk of waterborne diseases in rainy season
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, June 24(Just Earth News): More than 5.6 million children are at increased risk of contracting waterborne diseases, such as cholera and diarrhoeal infections, as the rainy season begins in conflict-affected areas of countries around Lake Chad, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Security Council wraps up Lake Chad Basin visit; stops in ‘epicentre’ of Boko Haram violence
Mar 07, 2017, at 01:15 pm
New York, Mar 7 (Just Earth News): The crisis in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin is of global concern and action is needed “right now,†the United Nations Security Council on Monday said, wrapping up its four-country tour with the promise of long-term support for the Governments and the people in their fight against Boko Haram.
Seven million people in Lake Chad basin ‘living on the edge’ – UN relief official
Jan 24, 2017, at 01:00 pm
New York, Jan 24 (Just Earth News): Spotlighting the desperate plight of millions in Africa’s Lake Chad basin, the top United Nations humanitarian official for the Sahel region called on Monday for international solidarity with the people in urgent need.
Humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin 'growing in dramatic fashion,' Security Council told
Jan 13, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, senior United Nations officials underlined the significant challenges and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin region, including in particular those posed by the militant group, Boko Haram, and urged for sustained support to national and regional security, political and humanitarian action.
Lake Chad Basin: Boko Haram-induced crisis is ‘children’s crisis,’ UNICEF warns
Aug 26, 2016, at 04:30 am
New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): Years of violence by Boko Haram in Africa’s Lake Chad basin, which includes Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, have led to a worsening humanitarian crisis that has displaced 1.4 million children and left at least one million still trapped in hard-to-reach areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report released on Thursday.
Root causes of Boko Haram threat in Lake Chad Basin must be tackled – UN political chief
Jul 28, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, July 28 (Just Earth News): To bring an end to the Boko Haram threat in the Lake Chad Basin region, affected countries must address the root causes that contributed to the emergence of the group, including the social, economic and political grievances of marginalized communities, the top United Nations political affairs official said on Wednesday.
UN agency boosts support in Lake Chad Basin to safeguard agricultural livelihoods
Jun 24, 2016, at 04:56 am
New York, June 23 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday it is providing agricultural and livelihood assistance to affected host communities and displaced people in the Lake Chad Basin as a result of massive population displacements and insecurity that are putting livelihoods and food security at high risk.
Security Council condemns Boko Haram violence, backs regional efforts
Jul 29, 2015, at 02:26 pm
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): While acknowledging progress made against Boko Haram following joint regional military efforts in recent months, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday encouraged increased regional cooperation to stamp out the terrorist group, which the Council strongly condemned for its ongoing deadly violence, human rights abuses and mass abductions in the Lake Chad Basin.