Five days after Buhari shuns parliament’s invitation, Reps renew call for review of security architecture Five days after Buhari shuns parliament’s invitation, Reps renew call for review of security architecture
• Demand safe return of Chibok, Dapchi schoolgirls
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Barely 125 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari rescinded his decision to honour the invitation to brief the House of Representatives on the state of security in the country, the Parliamentarians for the umpteenth time, reiterated the call for immediate review the security architecture of the country because of their seeming demonstration of diminishing returns.
In the same vein, the lawmakers who frowned at the unabated spate of insecurity of lives and property across the country tasked Buhari’s administration on the urgent need to ensure the safe return of the Chibok schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents since 2014.
Katsina Students’ Abduction: Government has not learnt from Chibok, Dapchi
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13 Dec 2020
Plan International, a non-governmental organisation working on girls’ rights has expressed the view that the Nigerian government has not learnt from previous incidents of kidnap of students in boarding schools in the country.
According to the Country Director of Plan International Nigeria, Dr. Hussaini Abdu, “the abduction of students of Government Boys Science Secondary School in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State by unknown individuals is an indication that the nation and government has not learnt from the unfortunate incidents of abduction of 276 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in Borno State in 2014 and another set of 110 girls at the Government Girls Science and Technical College. Dapchi, Yobe State in 2018.”
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General Assembly Adopts 4 Humanitarian Aid Resolutions, as Delegates Brace for COVID-19’s Broader Impact amid Threat of Famine, Economic Hardship
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SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION, 42ND & 43RD MEETINGS (AM & PM)
The General Assembly adopted four humanitarian-focused resolutions today, with delegates warning of ever-growing challenges in 2021 as the broader effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic including prolonged economic hardship and threat of major famine begin to take hold.
Volkan Bozkir (Turkey), President of the General Assembly, in opening remarks, cited the Global Humanitarian Overview 2021, released earlier this month by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, saying that 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2021. As the pandemic continues, he added, the international community must also urgently prepare for the possibility of famine.
Mali: Deteriorating Security Situation Leads to Dramatic Increase in Grave Violations Against Children
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10 Dec 2020
New York, 10 December 2020 – Children in Mali suffered a sharp increase in grave violations, particularly linked to the worsening security situation throughout the country. This was highlighted in the third report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Mali (1 July 2017 – 31 March 2020).
Covering a nearly three-year period, the report underlines how the protection and well-being of children affected by armed conflict has continued to deteriorate, and underscores the alarming rise in child casualties due to the escalation of violence and intercommunal conflict that continues to take a heavy toll on these vulnerable young people.