Nigeria to lead humanitarian response as UN support evolves, minister says

Nigeria to lead humanitarian response as UN support evolves, minister says

ABUJA, July 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria plans to take on a bigger role in coordinating humanitarian responses inside the country, as it shifts away ​from a system led largely by international donors ‌and U.N. agencies, officials said on Tuesday. The move wa...

Nigeria: FG Ends UN-led Humanitarian Coordination in 2027, Assumes Full Leadership

The Federal Government will assume full leadership of Nigeria’s humanitarian coordination system by January 1, 2027, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, disclosed on Tuesday. Doro made the disclosure while briefing journalists after the opening of the Joint Humanitarian Transition Workshop, co-hosted by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction and the United Nations at UN House, …

Nigeria takes charge of domestic aid response as funds shrink

Nigeria is stepping forward to claim the driver’s seat of its domestic humanitarian response amid dwindling global aid budgets. The West African nation will transition from international dependency toward a self-determined model of crisis coordination and local funding. Government officials and United Nations representatives gathered in Abuja on Tuesday to orchestrate this historic transfer of operational responsibility. Humanitarian Minister Be…

UN Seeks Stronger Cooperation to Drive Growth, Achieve SDGs

The United Nations has called for stronger implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) to accelerate Nigeria’s development and keep the country on course to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Speaking at the Joint Steering Committee Meeting of the UNSDCF 2023–2027 in Abuja, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, described the Cooperation…

Humanitarian Affairs Minister Seeks Stronger UN Partnership to Accelerate Nigeria’s SDG Implementation

By Faith Anisiobi, The Sight News The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard M. Doro, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through stronger collaboration with the United Nations, development partners and other critical stakeholders. Dr. Doro made the commitment on Monday while participating in the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF…