DAKAR, Sénégal, July 14, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie, today ended her two day- official visit to Burkina Faso.
The Special Envoy conferred with President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso on the prevailing security situation in the region and on the challenges facing the Sahelian countries, as well as on the need to implement concrete and rapid projects in the framework of the United Nations Integrated strategy for the Sahel.
Mrs. Hiroute Guebre Sellassie commended President Compaoré for his role and efforts to ensuring peace and stability in the region.
During her meeting with President Compaoré, the Special Envoy also stressed the need to coordinate the G-5 initiative with the Ministerial Coordination Platform of Sahel strategies, and to maintain political engagement to ensure necessary changes and successful implementation of the UN Strategy.
For his part, President Compaoré expressed his personal and Government’s commitment to support the United Nations in the implementation of the UN Integrated Strategy for the Sahel. He also insisted on the urgent need to implement projects in the framework of the Strategy for the Sahel, in order to eradicate poverty and enable people of the Sahel to enjoy peace and development.
During her visit, Mrs. the Special Envoy also met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation, Mr. Yipènè Djibril Bassole, and the Minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security, Mr. Jérome Bougouma, as well as with other representatives of the national authorities and the United Nations System in Burkina Faso.
Following her visit to Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Burkina Faso, the Special Envoy will travel to Chad, where she will conclude her official tour in the five countries of the Sahel region.
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