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Intensified efforts and investments needed to keep famine at bay
news Reliefweb, 07 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )Member Nations briefed on famine-fighting efforts in four at-risk countries 6 July 2017, Rome - Preventing famine in northeastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen urgently requires intensified humanitarian support and further funding. That was the message of an event hosted by the UN's Foo... -
With Boko Haram Threat Receding, Nigeria Allows Fishing to Resume in Lake Chad
news Voice of America (VOA), 11 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA/WASHINGNTON — Three years ago, at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian soldiers stopped all fishing activities in the country's section of Lake Chad. Militants had infiltrated the ranks of the fishermen, the army said, and were using the guise to fund arms purchases a... -
Limited Access to Education, Rapid Population Growth ‘Powerful Illustrations’ of Challenges Facing Lake Chad Basin, Sahel, Says Deputy Secre...
news United Nations, 11 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )DSG/SM/1072-POP/1065 Deputy Secretary-General Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed's remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Lake Chad Basin and Sahel at the Family Planning Summit, in London today: The Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin regions face similar interconnected ... -
Children tune in for radio lessons in Boko Haram-hit Lake Chad region
news Reuters, 18 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR, July 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Denied an education by the Islamist insurgency of militant group Boko Haram, tens of thousands of children across the Lake Chad region are instead tuning into lessons broadcast over the radio, the United Nations children's agency (U... -
Terrorism, Violent Extremism Hampering Efforts to Improve Infrastructure, Create Jobs in Sahel, Special Representative Tells Security Counci...
news United Nations, 13 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )Political Will Needed in Fighting Boko Haram, Delegates Stress, as Bolivia, Russian Federation Warn against Interventionism, ‘Outside Meddling’ Despite laudable progress towards democratic consolidation, the security situation in West Africa and the Sahel remained a concern, the Secretary-General’s... -
The forgotten crisis: Supporting families in the Lake Chad Basin
news ShelterBox, 14 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )LAKE CHAD BASIN Violent conflict, caused by the militant extremist group Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, has been raging since 2009. The violence has since spread to the neighbouring border regions of Cameroon, Niger and Chad, directly affecting around 17 million people. In addition, this area... -
Shining a light on the ‘neglected’ humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad
news International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 14 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )ICRC joins UK MPs in call for urgent action With over 11 million people now affected by the ongoing crisis in four countries of the Lake Chad basin (Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon), the ICRC addressed the All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group (PHRG) in the Houses of Parliament this week. ... -
UN envoy calls on Security Council to further support fight against terrorism in West Africa, Sahel
news UN News Centre, 13 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )13 July 2017 – Amid rising terrorism and violent extremism in West Africa and the United Nations envoy for the region called on the Security Council to further support national and Regional efforts to combat this "serious threat", including strengthening the UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. ... -
Appels à des pourparlers de paix avec Boko Haram sur fond de rivalités interethniques
news Voaafrique, 18 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )Des dignitaires de l'ethnie kanourie, majoritaire au sein de Boko Haram et dans le nord-est du Nigeria, ont exhorté les djihadistes à négocier avec le gouvernement pour mettre fin à leur insurrection sanglante. Mais certains observateurs y voient surtout un appel visant à préserver des intérêts eth... -
Deadly blast hits mosque in Nigeria's Maiduguri
news Aljazeera, 18 Jul 2017 (6 years ago )At least eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria. The head of the Borno state emergency management agency, Ahmed Satomi, said the blast injured 15 others in the London Ciki area of Maiduguri, which has been at th...