Since 2013, the Boko Haram terrorist group has frequently attacked towns and villages, security outposts and schools, and has also kidnapped civilians, foreign tourists and missionaries in the border regions of Cameroon. Start-up was delayed until 2015, deadlines for the deployment of the various contingents were missed and little headway was made in addressing the political, financial and logistical issues involved in establishing a multinational apparatus. 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It was given a clearer strategy against Boko Haram at the Extraordinary Summit of LCBC member states and Benin in October 2014. Limited progress in the area of sustainable (and integrated) water resource management 12 2.5. Four of the seven countries; Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, directly share the waters of the lake sustaining agriculture and for other uses.Before it showed its drying signs, countries here focused on Boko Haram. For the armed conflict between MNJTF and Boko Haram, who are the parties to the conflict? President Muhammadu Buhari and his colleagues of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), have renewed their commitment to end the Boko Haram insurgency. On the “political interests” of member states 15 3.1. Farmers, herders and fishermen have lost their livelihoods. The participants strongly condemned the attack on Baga, which culminated in a large-scale massacre considered as a crime against humanity. This approach also appears consistent with Boko Haram’s Islamic revivalist drive, specifically the intent to recreate the ancient Kanuri-led Kanem-Borno Empire (700–1900), which spanned what are now the national borders of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Within the framework of the mandate outlined above and in its AoR, the MNJTF contingents deployed within their national territories, may carry out a number of tasks. Stephen O'Brien, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, told a Security Council meeting recently that that millions of people were in need of urgent food aid in the region.Boko Haram's campaign ``is as much or now even more a humanitarian catastrophe’’ as climate change has added to the collateral damage, he said.With the supports of European Union, US, UK and Germany and the African Union (AU), the Multinational Military Joint Task Force (MNJTF) comprising soldiers from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have been battling the insurgents.The operations of the MNJTF have led to militarily progress in reducing the movement of Boko Haram and ISWAP by pushing them back into their sanctuaries.Chad’s Chief of General Staff, Gen Tahir Erda Tahiro told a media briefing recently that: “If the states around Lake Chad agree on a new mission, there will surely be another contingent redeployed on the ground to finally crush the insurgents and contain the smuggling of small arms.”In a speech to the UN General Assembly last year, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria told the audience climate change was eating away the lake. How would you classify the situation between Boko Haram and Nigeria? undertaking effective psychological operations to encourage defections from Boko Haram and other terrorist groups;viii. Following Yusuf’s extrajudicial killin… 1. Chadian fishermen mend their nets on Midikouta Island on Lake Chad on July 22, 2017. While this process is underway, it is recommended that, in support of the efforts led by the LCBC Member States and Benin, Council authorize the deployment of the MNJTF, for an initial period of twelve months renewable at the request of the LCBC Member States and Benin. […]19. Furthermore, it will be necessary to develop a concept of operation that would outline the strategic objectives of the MNJTF and address all relevant aspects of the planned operation, including command and control, the support concept, the rules of engagement, and guidelines on the protection of civilians that mainstream the UN Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP), which is a critical element for obtaining UN support for non-UN operations. (2. Between Boko Haram and the other countries (Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger)? […]9. Addis Ababa, 16 October 2015: The Commission of the African Union (AU) represented by Ambassador Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security, and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), represented by its Secretary-General, Engineer Sanusi Imran Abdullahi, today, at the AU Headquarters, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the operationalization and sustenance ( At the Niamey ministerial meeting of the LCBC Member States and Benin of 20 January 2015, the participants noted that, since its emergence, the Boko Haram group has distinguished itself through violent attacks on civilians, summary executions, looting and destruction, abduction and continued attacks against the defense and security forces of the countries of the region.
The PDF of this page is being created. EU support through the APF reflects the strong commitment to fighting Boko Haram and to regional cooperation established under leadership o… 7 2.3. Are churches, mosques, and schools legitimate military objectives? The Security Council recognized that some of these acts may amount to crimes against humanity and stressed that those responsible must be held accountable.