A steering committee meeting of the Special Multi-Partner Delivery Fund (SMDF) held on Sept 23 in the conference room at the UNDP sub-regional Hub for West and Central Africa, in Dakar, Senegal.
Several high-level participants including the Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), the UNODC Regional Director and the IOM - UN Migration Deputy Regional Director, as well as senior representatives from
#Germany and
#Sweden, attended.
@absoko Adama Bocar Soko, Acting Director of UNDP WACA, welcomed the delegation, noting the significant progress made in establishing a results framework for the regional strategy for Stabilisation, Recovery and Resilience in the Lake Chad Basin region, while advancing the LCBC’s regional policy on Transitional Justice,
#Recovery and
#Reconciliation.
« It is particularly encouraging that we see growing emphasis on community perspectives, including community dialogues engaging hundreds of people across Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, with over 700 participants ensures ownership, taking into consideration local realities. » Adama Bocar Soko highlighted.
According to
@I_Babani Amb. Ibrahim Babani, LCBC’s Executive Secretary, the regional strategy is helping to strengthen coordination and leadership while also supporting the transition from emergency response toward durable solutions and sustainable development.
#RegionalStabilization