Abuja, 18th September 2018. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) along with regional and international organizations, have reiterated their commitment to addressing challenges such as terrorism, climate change, poverty, food insecurity and illicit trafficking in the Sahel region by harmonizing their approaches and improving coordination in the implementation of their strategies.

This was the major recommendation of a high level meeting of regional organizations on the Sahel which held in Abuja, Nigeria on 18th September, 2018.

Le 18 septembre 2018, s’est tenue à Abuja, au Nigéria, une réunion de haut niveau entre les organisations régionales, co-présidée par le Commissaire en charge des affaires politiques, la paix et la sécurité de la Commission économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, Général Francis Behanzin, représentant du Président, le Haut représentant de l’Union africaine pour le Mali et le Sahel, M. Pierre Buyoya, et le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique et l’Ouest et le Sahel, M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas.

Abuja, 13th September 2018. As part of its commitment to bringing succour to displaced and socially dislocated citizens, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) donated some relief items to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja, Nigeria on the 13th of September 2018.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are collaborating to scale up the level of response to humanitarian and emergency situations in the region.

To this end, a five-Day Emergency Management Training (EMT) Commenced at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, (MLAILPKC), Jaji, Kaduna state, Nigeria on the 27th of August 2018, to build the capacity of Member States and officials charged with the provision of response to humanitarian crisis.

Depuis 2001, le Comité International de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) et la Commission de la Communauté économique des Etats d'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) travaillent conjointement à la mise en œuvre du Droit International Humanitaire (DIH) dans les États membres de la CEDEAO.