Timor-Leste Honours Nigerian Peacebuilder Badejo

Order of Timor-Leste: In appreciation of friendship and peace-making, By Babafemi A. Badejo

I accept this honour this morning not for myself alone, but for every quiet peace support operation official, every mediator, every civil society worker, every ordinary citizen who does the unglamorous work of holding a country together while nobody is watching or applauding. I accept the Order of Timor-Leste with my wife, Adejumoke, beside me. […]

Timor-Leste Honours Nigerian Peacebuilder Badejo

Timor-Leste has honoured a Nigerian peacebuilding expert and former United Nations official, Prof. Babafemi Adesina Badejo, with the Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste for his contributions to international peace and conflict resolution. The award was conferred by the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta, at a ceremony held at the Permanent […]

Timor-Leste Honours Nigerian Ex-UN Official Badejo With National Medal

The President of Timor-Leste, José Ramos-Horta, has honoured Nigerian jurist and former senior United Nations official, Prof. Babafemi Adesina Badejo, with the Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste. Badejo, Lead Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of Yintab Strategy Consults LLC, received the honour at a ceremony held on Monday at the Permanent Mission of Timor-Leste to the United Nations in New York.