(CNN)World powers turned their focus to the Boko Haram terror group this weekend, with the U.N. Security Council citing its anxiety over the group's ties to ISIS as regional leaders gathered in Nigeria to devise ways to battle the Islamist extremist movement.
In a presidential statement issued Friday, the Security Council expressed alarm at Boko Haram's links to ISIS and stressed that the group's activities "undermine the peace and stability of the West and Central African region."
It also said it was concerned over the food security crisis in the region and cited the widespread displacement caused by Boko Haram.
The council also noted the "internal displacement of more than 2.2 million Nigerians and over 450,000 internally-displaced persons and refugees in Cameroon, Chad and Niger. It called for the immediate release of thousands of Boko Haram captives, including 219 schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago.
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More News On Today's Summit On Boko Haram
Nigeria hosts international talks on radical Islamist group Boko Haram -- DW
Nigeria hosts regional summit on battling Boko Haram -- Al Jazeera
Nigeria hosts summit on Boko Haram, ‘weakened but still a threat’ -- Euronews
UN Security Council expresses alarm over links between Boko Haram and Isis -- The Independent
More help needed to defeat Boko Haram, rebuild, summit told -- AFP
Leaders at Nigeria summit urged to do more in fight against Boko Haram -- France 24
Boko Haram fighters 'joining Isil in Libya' -- The Telegraph
France, Nigeria to Intensify Military Efforts Against Boko Haram -- Bloomberg
Military victory 'not enough' to eradicate Boko Haram -- DW
Boko Haram threat warning ahead of summit -- BBC
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