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Imam

lines on the record: 12
first: 2017-09-13
most recent: 2017-09-13
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“The perception on the ground today reflects the diminishing hope of the huge population affected by the conflict, as they believe responses to be insufficient, despite the huge funding allocation reported by the Government and development partners. I urge the Council to see this as an urgent and dire call - given the highlighted challenges and analysis of the situation, it should galvanize a strategic and adequate response mechanism to bring assistance and aid to the millions of people in need of protection and humanitarian assistance.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Despite the extreme humanitarian situation in the country and the apparent global focus on Nigeria arising from the insurgency and the increasing number of people who have been displaced and are in need of protection and assistance, it might interest the Council to note that the country still lacks any comprehensive legislation and/or policy that holistically targets humanitarian responses. The result is that most of work currently being carried out is non-transparent and ad hoc, with no accountability mechanism. In conclusion, while I am immensely grateful for the apportunity afforded to me to address the Security Council, I must reiterate the important role that perception plays in the context of humanitarian intervention and bringing hope.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Those quite clear and noticeable differences in terms of institutional capacity undoubtedly impedes the availability of funding opportunities available to smaller local groups in the field that carry out lifesaving interventions. There is an urgent need to ensure that local civil society organizations and affected populations are critical components in the design and implementation of interventions. The fragile and tense situation still makes it extremely challenging and risky for local groups to engage in operations in the field. As a result, those groups lack the accompanying security apparatus available to United Nations agencies and NGO colleagues.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Reports of such abductions are numerous, which is of course of great concern to my Network. The Network faces myriad challenges, as do many civil society groups, that affect our ability to deliver the lifesaving work we are trying to carry out. Those challenges cover, but are not limited to, operations, such as funding, institutions, policy and law and security. There currently appears to be more rigidity than flexibility in the level of donor funding available for humanitarian assistance, thereby creating a situation whereby highly professional and experienced institutions, such as United Nations agencies and international NGOs, are expected to access funding based on the same evaluation criteria.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“The psychological trauma faced by that woman, and the many others who have lost their self-esteem as a result of stigmatization, needs to be urgently addressed. A sharper focus must be placed on women's reintegration, while tackling stigmatization and ensuring that they are part of the strategies aimed at addressing Boko Haram. In terms of the threat to farming, the fragile state of security in the region has led to a situation where the normal lifestyles and customs of the population have been truncated. Due to inherent security challenges, members of some communities are afraid to go to their farms because it is risky to travel beyond a three-kilometre radius from their communities. About a week ago, 12 people were abducted from their farms and are yet to be found.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“The insurgency has taken its toll on those women who are now heads of households and are compelled to give their bodies for food - which ultimately results in unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases - in the name of survival sex just to be able to provide for their family. With regard to the women and girls who have been abducted by Boko Haram, women and girls have been used as targets in the recent trend of violent attacks perpetrated by insurgents in utilizing them as suicide bombers. The issue of stigmatization faced by those women and girls cannot be overemphasized. A case at hand is that of a married woman who was abducted by Boko Haram and returned after a few years with another child. Her husband is forcing her to choose between him and the child.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“There is continuing and clear abuse of the rights of individuals living in the camps in Maiduguri and surrounding areas. As have been detailed in numerous reports to the Council, there are severe shortages of food and other supplies. That has led to a situation where ther is a trade in sexual favours for food. From the various Visits I have personally made to the IDP camps as part of my mandate to improve and promote the welfare and rights of women and children, it is pertinent to note that most of the women and girls in the IDP camps are ignorant oftheir basic human rights and, as such, do not even know when their rights are being violated. That is partly a result of culturally induced factors where women do not have a voice and, in a few cases, do not know where to go when violated.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Threats to the life and property of marginalized populations, especially women and girls, seem to be on the increase in the light of the resurgence of violent attacks. Local civil society organizations working on the ground, such as mine, are largely incapacitated in reaching out to large sections of those communities, including to women and girls who are in urgent need of humanitarian aid. Unlike international non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies, which are accompanied by security details during field operations, local groups are continuing to carry out their work unaccompanied by any form of security apparatus, thereby making access a major challenge and compromising the lives of individuals who engage in such operations.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“On security, the general situation in and around Maiduguri remains tense and fragile. While there have been several reports forecasting improvements and gains by the Nigerian armed forces in the region, that progress has been grossly overestimated. That has left room for a false sense of security, which has also led to a resurgence of armed attacks on civilians and other soft targets in and around the state. People still live in fear in their communities, and many who have been displaced as a result of the insurgency are reluctant to return. That has resulted in poverty, a lack of food, malnutrition and a total collapse of economic activities within the region and the threat of famine.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Borno state currently hosts the highest number of internally displaced persons (IDP), who remain in need of urgent humanitarian protection and assistance owing to the level of insecurity in the State. The dire humanitarian conditions in north-east Nigeria are arguably brought on by the security challenges and the almost near- total collapse of societal and institutional apparatus of the Government, which has been unable to keep up with the increasing numbers of internationally displaced persons. I wish to highlight the following key concerns we have identified in the context of the work we do as humanitarians, enumerate the main areas for urgent intervention and touch on the challenges we face as a coalition. I will then conclude with an appeal to the conscience of the Security Council.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“In Borno state, where I live and work, families, livelihoods and communities have been repeatedly torn apart by insurgent activities of the Jama'atu Ahlus-Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal Jihad, otherwise known as Boko Haram. Borno state remains the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency. In March this year, Council members met with me and other women-led civil society organizations during the Security Council mission to Maiduguri. Sadly, there has been no significant improvement in providing for protection needs or humanitarian assistance to the growing number of Victims of the insurgency who have been displaced. Thenon-participationofwomenindecision-making, peacebuilding processes, and in aid and relief delivery in camps remains a serious concern.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source
“Ms. Imam: I would like to begin by thanking the Ethiopian Ambassador, and President of the Security Council for this month, for inviting me to provide a civil society perspective as part of the Council's deliberations on the Lake Chad basin region. I am Fatima Shehu Imam, the current Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers in Borno state. Today I also represent the Network of Civil Society Organizations in Borno state. The Network is a coalition of more than 100 civil society, community and faith-based organizations engaged in a wide range of activities geared towards providing humanitarian aid and assistance to Victims of the over four-year-long insurgency.”
2017-09-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8047 (2017) · source