The United Nations has said that Nigeria needs help in order to? address? the humanitarian situations arising from internally displaced people in some states of the federation.
This was disclosed yesterday by the UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Valerie Amos, when she visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja.
She said, “my coming fulfils a three-fold mission. Firstly, is to discuss with the Nigerian government with the respect to the humanitarian situations facing Nigeria and look for areas in which we can strengthen our partnership.
“Secondly, it is in recognition of Nigeria’s role in the region and in the world in promoting peace and security. Thirdly, it is to give support to the ECOWAS [Economic Community Of West African States] conference on internally displaced people held in Nigeria as part of the Kampala [capital of Uganda] Convention.”
Amos said that Nigeria deserved commendation for its peacekeeping efforts and in maintaining stability in the region.
In his response, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador (Dr.) Martins Uhomoibhi, expressed appreciation that the UN Undersecretary chose to visit Nigeria in recognition of the nation’s contribution to global peace and security.
He said that Nigeria needed a coordinated approach to handling humanitarian efforts despite the good job that National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) was doing.
While responding to a question on how the UN was managing humanitarian situations in Nigeria, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Daouda Touré, said that? the organisation was working with the government of Nigeria to address the many humanitarian issues regarding internally displaced people in Nigeria.
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