War Against Boko Haram: UN Proposes Multidimensional Approach

The Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Organisation (UNO), Jean Paul Laborde has embarked on a working tour of the Lake Chad Basin countries affected by the war against the terrorist group Boko Haram  in order to propose more integrated and multidimensional approaches in the war.
In this connection, he was received in audience by Cameroon’s Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang on February 13, 2017. Cameroon is the first country to be visited after which he will go to Chad, Niger and Nigeria to hold similar talks with senior government officials. He was accompanied by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Africa, François Lounceny Fall, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, Mohamed Ibin Chambas and the Resident Coordinator of the UN Systems in Cameroon, Najat Rochdi, among others.
After discussions with Philemon Yang at the Star Building in Yaounde, Jean Paul Laborde told the press that they discussed the efforts   Cameroon has deployed in the war against Boko Haram. Considering that no single country can win the war against the terrorist group, the UN senior official and Mr Yang also discussed what has to be done by the West and Central African countries.  This explains why he was accompanied by the Special Representatives of the UN Secretary General for West and Central Africa. The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Director came to propose that besides the military and security measures taken in the war against Boko Haram,  countries of West and Central Africa have to work on the prevention of terrorism, share judicial information and adopt measures on how to rehabilitate youths who have been involved in the war. He specified that these are youths who have been the terrorist group militants and have gained freedom from the Boko Haram network.
While expressing his condolences to the families of the victims of Boko Haram attacks, Jean Paul Laborde stressed the fact that the terrorists have to be judged in the law courts. “Victims of terrorism are victims of crime. They are the face of terrorism,” he said.

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The regional approach incorporates prevention, sharing of judicial information and rehabilitation of youths.

The Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations Organisation (UNO), Jean Paul Laborde has embarked on a working tour of the Lake Chad Basin countries affected by the war against the terrorist group Boko Haram  in order to propose more integrated and multidimensional approaches in the war.
In this connection, he was received in audience by Cameroon’s Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang on February 13, 2017. Cameroon is the first country to be visited after which he will go to Chad, Niger and Nigeria to hold similar talks with senior government officials. He was accompanied by the Special Repr...