BERLIN / LAKE CHAD CONFERENCE

The High-Level Conference on the Lake Chad Region concluded today with renewed commitments by participants to work together to address the multi-faceted crisis affecting the region. OCHA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:27
• Production Date: 4 September 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: MARK LOWCOCK
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: LAKE CHAD BASIN
• MAMS Id: 2226523
• Parent Id: 2226523
• Alternate Title: unifeed180904h

Description

STORY: BERLIN / LAKE CHAD CONFERENCE
TRT: 02:35
SOURCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 04 SEPTEMBER 2018, BERLIN, GERMANY / 14 AUGUST 2018, NGALAMIA ISLAND, LAKE CHAD, CHAD

Shotlist

04 SEPTEMBER 2018, BERLIN, GERMANY

1. Wide shot, opening of Conference on the Lake Chad region
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lowcock, Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“The contributors, the participants have pledged 2.2 billion dollars for humanitarian response, for peace building, and for development. And that is three times what we were able to raise in Oslo last year. So, this has been a very successful two days.”
3. Med shot, conference participants
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lowcock, Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“We brought more than 60 countries and organizations together, under the hosting of Germany, to build on a conference that took place in Oslo last year. Last year, what we were trying to stave off was a famine. And we were successfully doing this, six million people got humanitarian assistance. This year, what we are trying to do, is have a stronger focus on the underlying reasons, the causes of the problem.”

14 AUGUST 2018, NGALAMIA ISLAND, LAKE CHAD, CHAD

5. Various shots, woman preparing food

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lowcock, Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“There are still 10 million people who need life-saving humanitarian assistance. But, that assistance on its own does not solve the underlying problems. So, I am really pleased having been here with my colleague Achim Steiner, who is the Head of the United Nations Development Programme, that we are able to collaborate and look towards the moment when we can help people get back to their homes, rebuild their lives, and make them less reliant on humanitarian assistance. We are not there yet, but I can see the day when we will be.”

14 AUGUST 2018, NGALAMIA ISLAND, LAKE CHAD, CHAD

7. Various shots, fisherman
8. Various shots, woman with her new-born is being counseled at a health centre set up by humanitarian partners

Storyline

The High-Level Conference on the Lake Chad Region concluded today (04 Sep) with renewed commitments by participants to work together to address the multi-faceted crisis affecting the region.

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, commented on the success of the Conference, co-hosted by Germany, Nigeria, Norway and the United Nations.

SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lowcock, Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“The contributors, the participants have pledged 2.2 billion dollars for humanitarian response, for peace building, and for development. And that is three times what we were able to raise in Oslo last year. So, this has been a very successful two days.”

Stakeholders committed to address the immediate and longer-term needs and help build the resilience of millions of crisis-affected people in the Lake Chad region. Donors at the conference announced US$2.17 billion to support humanitarian, peacebuilding and development activities in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.

SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lowcock, Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“There are still 10 million people who need life-saving humanitarian assistance. But, that assistance on its own does not solve the underlying problems. So, I am really pleased having been here with my colleague Achim Steiner, who is the Head of the United Nations Development Programme, that we are able to collaborate and look towards the moment when we can help people get back to their homes, rebuild their lives, and make them less reliant on humanitarian assistance. We are not there yet, but I can see the day when we will be.”

The conference brought together ministers from the affected countries and Governors of the Lake Chad region, alongside donor countries, United Nations and international and regional organizations.

SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lowcock, Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“There are still 10 million people who need life-saving humanitarian assistance. But, that assistance on its own does not solve the underlying problems. So, I am really pleased having been here with my colleague Achim Steiner, who is the Head of the United Nations Development Programme, that we are able to collaborate and look towards the moment when we can help people get back to their homes, rebuild their lives, and make them less reliant on humanitarian assistance. We are not there yet, but I can see the day when we will be.”

Millions of people in Africa’s Lake Chad region (north-east Nigeria and parts of Niger, Chad and Cameroon) are facing a profound and protracted crisis driven by extreme poverty, climate change and violent conflict.

The crisis has led to massive internal and cross-border displacement of 2.4 million people, destruction of livelihoods, disruption of local governance systems, human rights abuses, and disruption of health, education and other basic services. More than ten million vulnerable people need life-saving humanitarian assistance and protection today. Women and children are particularly affected.