The grim statistics were disclosed Thursday during the opening of a two day High Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security in the capital. He called for a fundamental shift in how regional states cooperate on security matters. Recent attacks on military installations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have killed hundreds of soldiers and displaced millions of civilians. However, recent political developments have complicated regional security coordination. With terrorism showing no signs of abating and civilian casualties mounting daily, regional leaders face mounting pressure to deliver concrete results beyond diplomatic declarations.