Lake Chad Region Conference: Strongly Commits to Strengthening a Joint Action Response in the Region

StrengtheningaJointActionResponse

LakeChadRegionConference:Commitsto

TheConferencereiteratedthecritical needtoaddressgrowinghumanitarian needs,therootcausesandthe interconnecteddimensionsoftheLake ChadBasincrisisandstrengthenthe resilienceofmillionsofpeople aﬀected.

Participantsrecognisedthat securityisbeingrestoredinparts oftheregion,thankstotheeﬀorts ofthefourcountries-Niger, Nigeria,CameroonandChad.

"CrisesinAfricaneedsolutions fromAfrica.Therefore,itis importantthatthisLakeChad Conferencetookplaceinthe LakeChadregionfortheﬁrst time" saidKatjaKeul,Ministerof StateattheFederal ForeignOﬃceofGermany

"Norwayispleasedthattheconference broughttogetherawiderangeofnational, regionalandinternationalactors.National andregionalownershipiskeyforsustainable solutions.Ido,inparticular,wanttohighlight theimportantvoicesofwomenandcivil societyactors."

saidErlingRimestad, DeputyMinisterofForeign AﬀairsofNorway

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NationsAssistantSecretaryGeneralforHumanitarian AﬀairsandDeputy EmergencyRelief Coordinator

"WearedeterminedtocontinueprovidinglifesavingassistancetomillionsacrosstheLake Chadregionwhoendureappallingconditions

enoughtoendthemisery.Unlesswetackle therootcausesofthecrisis,theregion’s woundswillnotheal." saidJoyceMsuya,United

conferenceshowsthatallpartners acrosstheworldarecommittedto

UnitedNationsDevelopment ProgrammeAssistant AdministratorandRegional DirectorforAfrica

"Thelevelofparticipationatthis

sparkinglong-termtransformation intheregion,ledbythepeopleof LakeChadthemselves." saidAhunnaEziakonwa,

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