UN Security Council shines light on Lake Chad crisis UN Security Council envoys vow to turn the spotlight on a "neglected crisis" as they begin a mission to the Lake Chad region, where hunger, poverty and a Boko Haram insurgency have triggered a major humanitarian emergency. The ambassadors from the UN's top decision-making body held a press conference in Niamey, seeking to draw global attention to the emergency affecting 21 million people. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES