WEST AFRICA REMAINS ‘FRAGILE’ AND NEEDS ONGOING SUPPORT, UN ENVOY TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

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Date: 17 Dec 2013 19:00:00 -0500
Subject: WEST AFRICA REMAINS 'FRAGILE' AND NEEDS ONGOING SUPPORT, UN
ENVOY TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
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WEST AFRICA REMAINS 'FRAGILE' AND NEEDS ONGOING SUPPORT, UN ENVOY
TELLS SECURITY COUNCILNew York, Dec 17 2013 7:00PMDespite commendable
efforts by leaders of West African countries, the region remains
fragile and continues to require ongoing support from the United
Nations and the international community, particularly to stem the rise
of organized crime, a UN envoy today told the Security Council.

Briefing the 15-member Council, Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for West Africa, Said Djinnit, reiterated "the need
to assist countries in the region and their regional institutions to
better understand the causes of their vulnerability to terrorism, and
the factors feeding this growing threat."

This point was emphasized at a brainstorming session organized by his
office (UNOWA) last September, with participation of other UN
agencies, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the
African Union, and partners.

Mr. Djinnit also stressed the importance of coordinating any
activities among the various regional and international actors to
achieve "a practical, effective and concerted action" to deal with
terrorism.

Highlighting three areas of weakness identified in the region, the
Special Representative noted developments related to the Sahel, the
Mano River region and the Gulf of Guinea.

The Sahel, which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently visited with
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, stretches from Mauritania in the
west to Eritrea in the east, has undergone three major droughts in
less than a decade and is home to more than 11 million people at risk
of hunger and 5 million children under five who are at risk of acute
malnutrition.

In light also of its complex security and political challenges, the
Council recently reaffirmed its request to the Secretary-General to
ensure early progress is made on the UN Integrated Strategy for the
Sahel, implementation of which, he said, is being helped by positive
momentum within the Organization.

Turning to the Mano River Basin, Mr. Djinnit said "significant
progress" has been in implementing Council resolutions 2062 (2012) and
2066 (2012) calling for a trans-boundary security strategy in the
area. The Heads of State of the Mano River Union adopted a strategy
for cross-border security, working in close cooperation with ECOWAS.
The process of implementing that strategy through in-depth
consultations with civil society was underway, he added.

Meanwhile, piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea
continue to constitute threats.

UNOWA, in partnership with the UN Office in Central Africa, ECOWAS,
the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Gulf of
Guinea Commission (GGC), and partners, including the G-8, are
"ensuring adequate monitoring" of decisions made in June at the Summit
of the Gulf of Guinea Heads of State and Government on maritime safety
and security, which took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Among them, the "Code of Conduct concerning the Prevention and
Repression of Piracy, Armed Robbery against Ships, and Illegal
Maritime Activities in West and Central Africa," which defines the
regional strategy and paves the way for a legally binding instrument.

Among other topics cited in his briefing, the Special Representative
noted that UNOWA continues to use its good offices to propel the
demarcation process between Cameroon and Nigeria.

In June 2006, the two countries signed the UN-backed Greentree
Agreement setting the terms and timeframe for the implementation of
the 2002 ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which
transferred the Bakassi Peninsula from Nigeria to Cameroon. Nigeria
formally ceded the territory in 2008, and since then a transitional
phase has been in place to give full sovereignty of the territory to
Cameroon.

"Beyond this significant achievement in preventive diplomacy, I am
pleased that trust and cooperation have gradually been established
between the two states," Mr. Djinnit said, adding that Nigeria is now
Cameroon's largest trading partner.Dec 17 2013 7:00PM
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