In 2021, the Secretary-General approved the re-eligibility of Kyrgyzstan and the Niger to obtain access to the Fund on the basis of national priorities outlined by their Governments. While the re-eligibility of the Niger supports conflict-sensitive management of natural resources and bolstering the resilience of communities affected by radicalization and violent extremism. In both locations, the Fund will help the Governments to reach across their borders and partner with neighbours to better tackle peacebuilding challenges that transcend national boundaries, such as climate-related security risks and illicit trafficking. In the Liptako-Gourma cross-border region between Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger, for example, Fund support will strengthen the development of grass-roots organizations. At the Mali-Niger border, 69 per cent of local conflicts were reduced in five communes by integrating environmental protection into the work of local land commissions and by strengthening local capacities for environmental protection and conflict resolution. Beyond transhumance, an initiative across Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo supports young people and religious leaders in reinforcing community-level early warning capacities and preventing recruitment by violent extremist groups.