Acting on behalf of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, its Executive Directorate (CTED) conducted a follow-up country assessment visit to the Republic of Cameroon from 17 to 21 March 2025. The assessment covered all relevant Security Council resolutions, including 1373 (2001), 2178 (2014), 2349 (2017) and 2396 (2017), and included engagement with the Government of Cameroon in Yaoundé, as well as in Maroua, Mémé and Méri, in the Far North Region.
The delegation — including CTED experts as well as representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Organization for Migration, The United Nations Department of 色库TV Operations, the International Criminal Police Organization, and the Task Force on Money Laundering in Central Africa – conducted on-site visits in Yaoundé, including the International Airport Nsimalen, the Financial Investigation Unit, the National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Comity, and the National Human Rights Commission; as well as in the Far North region: the transit Camp of Méri and Rehabilitation Center of Mémé for people formerly associated with Boko Haram and ISWAP. In accordance with Security Council resolution 2617 (2021), the delegation met with representatives of civil society organizations in Maroua to discuss measures taken by the Republic of Cameroon in the area of counter-terrorism and countering violent extremism (CVE) conducive to terrorism as well as the impact of the Republic of Cameroon’s counter-terrorism measures on human rights.
Thematic areas covered during the visit included counter-terrorism legislation, criminal justice, corrections and international cooperation in criminal matters; the role of the military in countering terrorism and international humanitarian law aspects, anti-money-laundering/countering the financing of terrorism; law enforcement; border management, including aviation and maritime security; rehabilitation and reintegration of people associated with terrorism; and violent extremism conducive to terrorism. In accordance with the practice followed for the Committee’s previous visits, the discussions also included gender dimensions in countering terrorism and violent extremism.