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Lake Chad Basin: Fighting terrorism, ‘decisive test’ on biggest challenges of our time

New York: The situation in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin region remains highly volatile, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Friday, spotlighting a rising tide of extremist violence as a continuously crippling force.

UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin

New York: The Secretary-General strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad Basin, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.

Africa’s Lake Chad Basin: Over $2.1 billion pledged, to provide comprehensive crisis response

New York, Sept 5 (IBNS): A United Nations-backed humanitarian conference to raise much needed resources for relief, development and peacebuilding programmes in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin concluded on Tuesday, raising some $2.17 billion in support and about $467 million in concessional loans for the crisis-ridden region.

With ‘little hope’ of a quick return to stability in Lake Chad Basin, UN and partners launch aid appeal

New York, Feb 1 (IBNS): With more than a quarter of a million people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin region, the United Nations refugee agency and its humanitarian partners launched on Wednesday an inter-agency funding appeal for $157 million.