UNDP intervention has impacted over 7.2 million in North East

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has revealed that the intervention of the organisation under the Regional Stabilisation Facility (RSF) has impacted over 7.2 million individuals in the North East states affected by insurgency.

According to UNDP, the states implementing the projects  have equally designed programmes to enhance safety, improve access to justice, and reconstruct vital public structures, including police stations, barracks, and courts.

The governments of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states have been commended in this respect for their exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to their effective leadership, which has been instrumental in advancing recovery initiatives, rebuilding essential infrastructure, and restoring hope to communities devastated by the Boko Haram insurgency.

Speaking yesterday at the opening ceremony of a six-day training session for law enforcement officers in Jos, UNDP Public Security Coordination Specialist, Usman Babangida Usman, explained that the success of the RSF is fundamentally reliant on government commitment.

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Usman, represented by Matthew Alao, UNDP Team Lead for Governance, Peace and Security said “So far, under the Regional Stabilisation Facility, we have impacted over 7.2 million persons across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. This has been achieved through improved safety and security, access to justice, and critical infrastructure rehabilitation.

“Stabilisation must be government-driven. The governors of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe have shown exceptional commitment and ownership, leading the stabilization process with great dedication,” he said.

Usman highlighted the importance of addressing psychological challenges faced by officers in conflict-affected areas, adding that law enforcement officers are often at the frontline of trauma in communities, and that without mental resilience, it becomes difficult to provide accountable and ethical service and innovative methods.

In his remarks, the Unit Coordinator of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Center in Shere Hills, Jos, Abdulmumuni Adamu Maimako, stressed the need in training security personnel to be physically and mentally prepared for their duties, applauding the focus on trauma recovery and psychosocial support in the training of the personnel.