On the 3rd of April 2024, the Executive Director of AMEF Cameroon, ATIM NIGER-THOMAS addressed the UN security Council, 9594th meeting on “Addressing the consequences of the denial of the humanitarian access for children“.
Some of the key takeaways :
- The huddles access negotiators in Civil Society Organizations face in the field and proposes possible solutions
- The perception of the state and non-state armed group of CSO as being aligned with their adversary. The safety nets of these CSO lie the civil society networks
- Bureaucratic impediments such as delayed field authorization which are sometimes even disputed by state – a need for a more harmonized approach for because these delays hamper distribution causing an effect on children`s nutrition.
- Lack of civil documentation restricts humanitarian assistance and limits movements and full integration.
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