Publication:

Communiqué of the 1207th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council held on 8 April 2024 on the Briefing on the Situation in the Lake Chad Basin, the Operations of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Implementation of the Regional Stabilisation Strategy, Recovery and Resilience (RS-SRR).

Council urged the LCBC countries and the LCBC Commission to operationalize the police and civilian components as contained in the MNJTF Strategic Concept of Operation (CONOPs), in order to more effectively secure the areas liberated from the Boko Haram terrorist group. Further, Council called on the LCBC countries to develop national action plans for UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2250 and 2419; and also called for Territorial Action Plans to operationalize these two UNSCR Resolutions. Council welcomed (i) the commencement of the second phase of the Regional Strategy for the Stabilization, Recovery and Resilience (RS-SRR) of the Boko Haram-affected areas of the Lake Chad Basin; and (ii) the signing of a Letter of Agreement (LOA) between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and LCBC. The AU Commission was requested to continue to (i) enhance its support for the LCBC, including coordination of Commission-wide; and (ii) providing technical, logistical and financial support to the MNJTF in fighting terrorism, through its mechanisms on Peace and Security. Lastly, the Council decided to undertake a solidarity field visit to the Lake Chad Basin region during the first half of 2024.