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Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

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2021-01-12

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2021-10-15

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1. “Building States’ capacities and legitimacy to manage challenges in diverse societies remains a complex but achievable endeavour. With the political will to advance national peacebuilding processes and objectives through inclusivity, Governments stand a strong chance of addressing the needs of all segments of their society.”

   2021-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/868 (2021) · source

2. “We understand that local authorities must take the lead in promoting peace and security and, in this connection, Nigeria reaffirms its commitment to tackling the challenges of small arms and light weapons in the country and the subregion. As a result, the Federal Government recently approved the creation of a national centre for the control of small arms and light weapons to provide an institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of small arms and light weapons. In conclusion, let me state that in managing diversity, it is important to recognize that the pathway to development and social cohesion is paved with tolerance and sacrifice on the part of both Government and the citizenry.”

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3. “Concerted efforts are required to help conflict-affected States build capacity to better deal with the menace of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, which continues to exacerbate conflicts and insecurity across the world, especially in Africa. In this regard, we welcome the convening of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects in July 2021, under the chairmanship of Kenya, which recognized that the debate on illicit weapons also needs to include ammunition and the emergence of new technologies in arms manufacturing.”

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4. “This has been increasingly necessary amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has placed immense pressure on the country’s health system and threatened to worsen access to health care for vulnerable populations in the country. We appreciate the donations of COVID-19 vaccines by wealthier nations to the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) Facility and commend the United Nations Development Programme and the Government of Japan for their contributions to the Inclusive and Multisectoral Response to COVID-19 Project, which has improved the availability of medical supplies and equipment to bolster the health-care response to COVID-19 in the country.”

   2021-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/868 (2021) · source

5. “The Government of Nigeria is also promoting unity and inclusion, especially for youth and women, through several initiatives, including the signing into law on 31 May 2018 of the “Not Too Young to Run” bill, which reduced the age requirement to contest for elective positions in the country. Furthermore, the current administration has enacted the Discrimination Against Persons with Disab ilities (Prohibition) Act of 2018 in line with our obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to promote the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Nigeria is committed to collaborating with international partners to shrink the inequality gaps in the country.”

   2021-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/868 (2021) · source

6. “Nigeria has also recently adopted the Petroleum Industry Act of 2021, which not only provides a clear road map for restructuring the oil and gas industry in the country, but also grants an equity stake to the indigenes of host communities in the Niger Delta. These funds will be domiciled in an indigenous Host Communities’ Development Trust for the benefit of these communities. As a country with over 500 native languages and two dominant religions under the same national roof, Nigeria continues to strive to build a common future for all. The legacy of our National Youth Service Corps has been to unite the country through a year-long cultural exchange and orientation of our youth from various ethnicities in the country. The scheme has helped bridge the critical gaps among the various ethnic and religious affiliations in Nigeria.”

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7. “In this regard, we welcome the appointment by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission of our former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as the High Representative for the Horn of Africa to promote peace, security and stability on behalf of the region. Developing strong, effective, accountable and inclusive institutions is an indispensable component of State-building and sustaining peace. This helps to strengthen the trust between the people and government as well as assist in addressing the root causes of grievances. As part of efforts to restore security and promote development in the North-East and Niger Delta regions of Nigeria, the Government established the North-East and Niger Delta Development Commissions. These initiatives aim to promote indigenous, lasting solutions to the socioeconomic difficulties in the regions.”

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8. “The purest form of peace and security remains intrinsically linked to stable governance and strengthened rule of law institutions. In this regard, my delegation wishes to echo the statement made by our President, Muhammadu Buhari, during the general debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, alerting that the worrying trend of unconstitutional takeovers of power, sometimes in reaction to unilateral changes of constitutions by some leaders in West Africa, threatens to erode the democratic gains of past decades. We fully support the efforts of the Secretary-General to facilitate political dialogue as a solution to the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia with a view to returning the country on the right path towards development.”

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9. “At the outset, allow me to congratulate Kenya for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and commend the initiative to convene this important open debate on the theme “Peacebuilding and sustainable p eace: diversity, State-building and the search for peace”. We also commend members of the Security Council for their consistent support to national and regional actions in strengthening peace and stability in West Africa and the Sahel. Diversity in itself has the potential to be among a nation’s greatest assets. However, all too often, the inability to harness diversity towards shared prosperity has been the conduit to engender exclusion and long-term grievances that could lead to conflicts.”

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10. “Efforts must therefore be sustained at the national, subregional, regional and other multilateral levels to ensure food sufficiency and security for all. It is most fitting that the issue of food security is now garnering the attention it has in the Security Council.”

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11. “It acknowledges the commencement of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028) and the global action plan for the Decade in support of the development, improvement and implementation of public policies on family farming, as well as national plans based on inclusive and effective governance, including timely and geographically relevant data within the first five years of the stipulated duration of the Decade. Let me conclude by informing the Council that, for optimal utilization of the land and irrigation facilities under the auspices of the River Basin Development Authorities in Nigeria, my country has successfully developed several hectares of irrigated land to support diversification of the economy, guarantee food security and create jobs for its teeming population.”

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12. “Furthermore, as part of its continuous efforts to drastically reduce dependence on rain-fed farming, Nigeria launched, with the support of the World Bank, the Transforming Irrigation Management Nigeria Project with a credit facility of $495 million. In addition, in January 2020, the Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, put in place the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and S/2021/250 Livelihood Improvement Support Project, with over $200 million to cover six states ravaged by the Boko Haram terrorist group in the north-east of the country. The Government of Nigeria believes that sustainable agricultural production, food security, food safety and nutrition are key elements for the eradication of poverty.”

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13. “At the subregional level in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has developed an agricultural policy under the umbrella of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme to address some of the challenges related to productivity and competitiveness in the agricultural sector of ECOWAS member States. At the national level, Nigeria has undertaken certain measures to achieve Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. For example, it is transforming its rain-fed agriculture and artisanal fishery to modern and commercial irrigated agriculture and aquaculture using the reservoir created by the impoundment of over 200 dams to achieve food security and nutrition.”

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14. “Clearly, conflict, including terrorism, accounts for the worsening situation. Other factors are environmental and technical. In collaboration with the FAO, the African Union is developing policies and strategies for country-specific plans to reduce post-harvest losses, in line with the 2014 Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods. Apart from reducing the total amount and quality of food availability, food insecurity also exacerbates already- fragile poverty-ridden rural economies by eroding income generation along the food value chain, which affects the accessibility and sustainability of food security.”

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15. “According to the 2009 report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), over a billion people across the globe are not food secure. Most food-insecure people live in the developing world. Conflict exacerbates the situation. The World Health Organization highlights three elements that must define food security across global communities: food availability, food access and food utilization. Any country that is short of these three elements is deemed to be food insecure and would, more often than not, heavily rely on importation from other countries to supplement its needs. The United Nations estimates the number of people suffering from chronic malnutrition in Africa at 257 million, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 237 million of this number, according to the 2018 FAO report.”

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16. “Let me thank the delegation of the United States for organizing today’s debate. We also thank other briefers for sharing their perspectives on this very important subject. Food security happens when the entire population of a country has access to enough safe and nutritious food to maintain a productive and healthy life. The provision of nutritious food within a society guarantees the security and protection of a country from the negative effects of hunger. Sadly, not all countries across the globe are self-sufficient in terms of food security. A nation that has food insecurity is at the mercy of other nations that are food secure, exposing itself to the dangers associated with food insecurity, including unfair economic and trade relations.”

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17. “I want to reiterate my Government’s commitment to relentlessly supporting, promoting and fulfilling all regional and international obligations to mitigate climate change in a collective effort that seeks to ensure the well-being of present and future generations.”

    2021-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/198 (2021) · source

18. “The Summit reinforced 1.5°C as the socially, economically, politically and scientifically safe limit to global warming by the end of this century. Concrete steps need to be taken to mitigate the fast-declining health of our planet. Therefore, there is need for all leaders to step up their climate actions in line with the Security Council request. Nigeria’s commitment to its obligation under the Paris Agreement is particularly enshrined in its nationally determined contribution, including the commitment to unconditionally reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent, as well as conditionally by 2030.”

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19. “Resolution 63/281, adopted on 3 June 2009 by the General Assembly, reaffirms that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is the fundamental instrument to address the issue of climate change. It recognizes that the nature of climate change requires broader cooperation among Member States and calls upon the various United Nations bodies, as appropriate and within their respective mandates, to intensify efforts to address climate change. My delegation firmly believes in the wake-up call of the Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit of 23 September 2019 for a global focus given the worsening climate crisis and the need to forge new pathways to support the achievement of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

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20. “In order to promote the impact of changing climate conditions, Nigeria has also embraced the issuance of green bonds as an innovative and alternative S/2021/198 source of funding for projects that would reduce emissions and provide the robust climate infrastructure needed for renewable energy, low-carbon transport, water infrastructure and sustainable agriculture. The multidimensional effects of climate change and security require broader cooperation among States Members of the United Nations and United Nations specialized bodies to enhance the global resolve to address climate change, with its resultant implications for peace and security and the attendant humanitarian consequences. Permit me to say that our response to climate change should not be any less strong in the field of sustainable development.”

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21. “Recharging Lake Chad has been the highest priority for the Government of Nigeria, and efforts aimed at creating solid partnerships are ongoing, in a bid to improve the living conditions and livelihoods of populations in the area and to further assist in addressing the environmental and security risks that have threatened the region over time. To this effect, the Government of Nigeria is developing a rehabilitation programme and finalizing the development of the Lake Chad Development and Climate Resilience Action Plan, which includes an interbasin water-transfer project estimated to cost $55 billion.”

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22. “The nature of insecurity and vulnerability of citizens in these parts largely necessitated the formation of the Multinational Joint Task Force, which provides a collaborative and regional response to the threat of terrorism in the region. Natural disasters and conflicts continue to undermine efforts of developing countries and small island developing States to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change. My delegation believes that peacebuilding frameworks should be made to reflect the challenges of climate change that countries have to deal with increasingly frequently. This adjustment would undoubtedly boost efforts aimed at tackling the impacts of climate change.”

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23. “As a result of climate change, the Lake Chad Basin, previously a source of productivity, food security and wealth creation for citizens of eight African countries living around the Basin, has shrunk considerably from its original size. The region now continues to suffer from a severe humanitarian crisis that has triggered the migration of many residents away from the Lake in search of greener pastures. More worrisome for the region is the escalation by such armed groups as the Boko Haram terrorist group, whose activities are placing people local to the region, especially women and children, at a greater risk of recruitment, kidnapping and enslavement by these groups.”

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24. “Most notably, increasing temperatures, variable rainfall, rising sea levels with flooding, drought, desertification, land degradation, extreme weather conditions, diminishing freshwater resources and loss of biodiversity are depriving entire populations of their means of livelihood. In particular, environmental degradation greatly strains governance systems, especially in regions embroiled in existing competition over natural resources, territorial disputes and insurgencies that heighten tensions and insecurity, all of which is being experienced in such regions as the Sahel. These dynamics continue to threaten stability of the region and lead to forced migration or displacement from the area.”

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25. “I thank the delegation of the United Kingdom in its presidency of the Security Council for this month for organizing today’s timely debate on a subject that affects us in various dimensions worldwide. We thank the briefers for their insightful briefings. Climate change constitutes an existential threat to societies across the globe. It is a risk multiplier for social unrest and conflict. The disruptive impact of climate change on livelihoods around the world, characterized by violent conflict, political instability, economic strife and looming food insecurity, threaten to reverse hard- won development gains. The enormous challenges and risks posed by climate change therefore require joint action to significantly mitigate and where necessary end its negative impact, which has been felt in every aspect of our lives.”

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26. “In conclusion, we urge the Security Council to sustain its support for regional organizations towards combating terrorism. There should be concerted measures to tackle the menace of illicit financial flows, which serve as a conduit for financing terrorism and other vices. We also urge Member States to redouble their efforts to reduce to the barest minimum the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, which, by no small measure, fuel those acts of terrorism.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source

27. “Nigeria continues to face security challenges posed by various terrorist groups, including the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram, which focus their attention on attacking Government installations, security forces and civilian targets in a bid to gain media attention and global prominence. Nigeria continues to work with affected neighbours under the Multinational Joint Task Force to counter the threat of such terrorists by blocking supply routes, eradicating bases and training camps and reclaiming the control of territories. The assistance rendered by international partners, notably the United Nations, the European Union, the S/2021/48 United States, France and the United Kingdom, to Nigeria and its Lake Chad basin neighbours continues to consolidate regional and wider international cooperation.”

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28. “The Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa and the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation are part of the security apparatus set up to build the necessary synergy and guard against the duplication of efforts. That enhances information- and intelligence-sharing among the relevant security agencies of Member States. With the support of the international community, the Economic Community of West African States has also concentrated efforts on enhancing the capacity of national justice systems and cooperation between and among border police and financial intelligence units, as well as the involvement of civil society groups and local communities, aimed at preventing and combating terrorism.”

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29. “The pandemic has presented challenges not only for national Governments but also for regional cooperation, with many State institutions under considerable strain in responding to the health, economic, political, social and security dimensions of the pandemic within their borders. The crisis was therefore rapidly placed as a top priority of national and international agendas, diverting attention, capacities and resources from other core obligations, including counter-terrorism. At the continental level, the African Union underscores the need for collective approaches in the fight against terrorism and urges its member States to sign and ratify all existing African Union and other relevant international instruments aimed at preventing and combating terrorism.”

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30. “As this year marks the twentieth anniversary of resolution 1373 (2001), which calls on States to work together to prevent and suppress terrorist acts, including through increased cooperation and the full implementation of the relevant international conventions relating to terrorism, it is important to undertake a review on how States have effectively coordinated the implementation of executive mechanisms in all areas, including police and intelligence structures, customs and immigration accordingly. However, the coronavirus disease pandemic has undoubtedly diverted attention and resources towards addressing new challenges that have emerged.”

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31. “I would like to thank the delegation of Tunisia for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank the briefers for sharing their perspectives on this very important subject. The fallout of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks prompted the Security Council to take important steps against terrorism. Perhaps its most important action was the adoption of the landmark resolution 1373 (2001), which imposes binding obligations on States to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts, deny safe haven to terrorists, set up effective border controls, enact domestic counter- terrorism legislation and bring to justice those who commit acts of terrorism, among other things. Terrorism poses a major threat to international peace and security and undermines the principles on which the United Nations was built.”

    2021-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/48 (2021) · source