Boko Haram: 2.8 million in dire need of protection, intervention- UNDP

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The UNDP has said about 2.8 million people are in dire need of protection and humanitarian intervention as the Lake Chad region continues...

The UNDP Regional Director, Bureau for Africa, Ahunna Eziakonwa, said this on Tuesday during a regional parley by representatives of the four affected nations in Niamey, Niger Republic.Eight governors and representatives from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad are currently meeting in Niamey, Niger, on Wednesday alongside several CSOs and stakeholders to deliberate on the crisis rocking the Lake Chad region.

“The Boko Haram insurgency in North-east Nigeria and neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger has resulted in displacements, destructions of basic infrastructure, and environmental degradation on the Lake, severely impacting communities across the region. ‘Its regional mandate provides important avenues to holistically address the daunting problems facing Boko Haram-affected areas. The LCBC, with support from the African Union and UNDP, has developed a comprehensive Regional Stabilization Strategy that is a demonstration of national, regional and continental ownership and leadership that deserves to be supported.

 

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