Group Petitions Senate, US, UK To Reject Buratai, Retired Service Chiefs As Ambassadors
The group added that putting the immediate service chiefs back in active service could also undermine the war against terrorism through a conflict of interest
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 13, 2021
An advocacy group, Leadership and Accountability Initiative, has written to the National Assembly not to confirm the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (retd.), his air force and navy counterparts, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (retd.) and Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, (retd.) and the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Abayomi Olonisakin (retd.) as ambassadors for Nigeria.
Preliminary findings of the visit to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
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Caracas (12 February 2021), the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Ms. Alena Douhan, visited the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela from 1 to 12 February 2021. She thanks the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for enabling and supporting her visit to the country. The purpose of the visit was to assess the impact of unilateral sanctions on the enjoyment of human rights by people living in Venezuela and any other affected people.
TC Yasa emergency support to re-establish agriculture and fisheries livelihoods announced
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A US$0.5million (FJ$1million) emergency fund provided by the United Nations to support the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Ministry of Agriculture was announced yesterday.
The Emergency support to re-establish agriculture and fisheries livelihoods affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa project is made possible through the emergency release of funds of the United Nations Central Emergency Relief Funds.
Making the announcement in Votua Village, Lekutu in Bua, United Nations Resident Coordinator for the Pacific His Excellency Sanaka Samarasinha said the objective of the 6 month project was to restore the food security and livelihoods of affected agricultural households.