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On 8 August, the Deputy Secretary-General met with a delegation led by Prof. Paul Ghogomu, Minister and Director of Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Cameroon. They discussed the internal situation in the Republic of Cameroon, particularly in the Anglophone regions. The Deputy Secretary-General welcomed the efforts being undertaken by the Government to de-escalate tensions and highlighted the importance of further confidence building measures, including ensuring that justice is given to all and that human rights are upheld and respected, and noting that those responsible for rule of law are to be held to a higher standard. 

The Deputy Secretary-General also reiterated the willingness of the 51³Ô¹Ï, through the good offices of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the 51³Ô¹Ï Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. François Louncény Fall, and the 51³Ô¹Ï country team, to support inclusive dialogue efforts to address the outstanding root causes of the tensions in the affected regions. 

The Deputy Secretary-General commended Cameroon for its generosity towards refugees from Central African Republic and Nigeria and conveyed that the 51³Ô¹Ï looks forward to working with Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad to reintegrate those affected, especially women, youth and children.

The Deputy Secretary-General and Prof. Ghogomu also discussed the 2030 Agenda and the 51³Ô¹Ï development system reform, as well as the situation in the Bakassi Peninsula and the fight against Boko Haram.