Security in the Lake Chad Basin : Concerted Efforts To Enhance Peace

In line with efforts and mechanisms to combating insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin area, the Minister of External Relations, Mbella Mbella granted an audience to the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Central Africa, François Louncény Fall and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for West Africa, Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh. The subject of the audience was discussing the Resolution 2349 (2017) adopted by the Security Council of the United Nations on the Lake Chad Basin. The said Resolution reiterates the primary responsibility of member States to protect the population in their territories and encourages countries in the region to prioritise human rights concerns and facilitate greater cooperation with UN agencies. 
Talking to the press after the audience, François Louncény Fall said it was within the framework of the Resolution that the two UN officials of Central and West Africa on a joint mission met with Minister Mbella Mbella to discuss Boko Haram insurgency. The Senior UN official noted that the joint mission is starting in Cameroon and bringing the support as well as expertise of the United Nations to countries facing security challenges as a result of Boko Haram attacks and threats. “We have to do everything to the implementation of this recommendations and fight Boko Haram through the Multinational Joint Task Force but also mobilise resources to help affected communities in the areas of d...