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2021-12-09
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  1. “In conclusion, as no one nation or region in the world is completely immune or safe from the effects of climate change or terrorism, we call for a unified and comprehensive approach, through stronger partnerships and strengthened global efforts, to address these challenges. Furthermore, let me reiterate Nigeria’s unwavering determination to meet its climate goals as a means of alleviating the untold hardship and improving peace and security in Nigeria, the subregion and beyond.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source

  2. “The impacts are exacerbated by rapid population growth, fragile economies, a high dependence on rain for agriculture and a weak climate-adaptive capacity. Against the backdrop of the recently concluded twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Glasgow, let me reiterate the need for developed countries to honour their promises to mobilize $100 billion yearly to support climate action in developing countries. That could go a long way to provide predictable sources of financing for climate-adaptive measures, such as early-warning systems, within many climate-affected regions, especially on the African continent.”

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  3. “Fourthly, there is a need to enhance capacity and build expertise across the United Nations on the growing interlinkages between climate impacts and violent conflict. Such knowledge could help bolster the already immeasurable impact of peacekeeping and political missions. As most of those missions already occur in conflict settings that are challenged by a loss of biodiversity, desertification or other climate change-related issues, such knowledge should bring about tailored mechanisms for building lasting peace and criminalizing extremism. Finally, despite a low contribution to greenhouse-gas emissions and global warming, many African countries are most vulnerable to extreme weather conditions and natural disasters that affect livelihoods.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source

  4. “The United Nations system has a responsibility to maintain its support to all Member States in fulfilling those objectives. Thirdly, multilateral support for regional efforts to curb the threats of terrorism, especially in the Sahel and Lake Chad basin regions of sub-Saharan Africa, which have fast become a hotbed for insecurity, should be enhanced. That could ensure that collaborations such as the Multinational Joint Task Force and the Group of Five for the Sahel Joint Force receive adequate external support to build capacity and develop appropriate solutions to effectively neutralize the threat of Boko Haram, the Islamic State in West Africa Province and other terrorist groups in the region.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source

  5. “In addition, strengthening their criminal justice systems remains key to ensuring that all terrorists are made to account for their crimes. In that regard, there is a need for Governments and international partners to enhance collaboration in areas of development to prevent terrorism and terrorist groups from exploiting the deficiencies of Governments. Secondly, international cooperation on combating climate change and countering terrorism remains vital to ensuring global security, and it requires a whole-of- United Nations response. Member States should ensure the integrated and balanced implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy along its four pillars, as well as upholding their obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.”

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  6. “Given the Security Council’s important role in maintaining international peace and security and its noteworthy efforts in combating global terrorism, today’s meeting is an opportunity to give the highest priority to climate action and seek holistic responses to the threats that both climate change and terrorism pose to international peace and security. In that regard, allow me to underscore five measures that Nigeria considers vital to that goal. First, it is often said that where there is a lack of development, there is also likely to be a lack of peace. As developing nations are among the hardest hit by climate impacts, providing essential services and critical infrastructure to catalyse economic growth remains imperative.”

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  7. “In that regard, Nigeria joins others in sponsoring the draft resolution on climate and security proposed by the Niger and Ireland. Terrorism and climate change remain among the greatest threats to international peace and security for our generation. Both phenomena are capable of triggering violent conflict and insecurity, especially in communities with pre-existing tensions, weak governance and other socioeconomic challenges. The adverse effects of climate change on communities, including the loss of livelihoods, hunger, poverty, inequality and migration, can often prompt clashes over resources that can create an enabling environment for terrorist groups to recruit and spread their extremist ideology.”

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  8. “At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on the Niger’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. I thank you and your delegation for organizing this important meeting. Nigeria appreciates the opportunity to speak at this event, and we wish to reiterate our unwavering commitment to promoting international peace and security. Let me also thank the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Mr. Faki Mahamat, and the Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Ambassador Mamman Nuhu, for their comprehensive briefings. Nigeria condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent multiple attacks against peacekeepers from Mali and Togo and calls for the prosecution of the perpetrators of those grave crimes.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923Resumption1 (2021) · source