Thursday, 17 December 2020, 2:35 pm
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says holding government to
account is never more important than in a time of
crisis.
Mr Boshier says the highlight of the year
ending 30 June 2020 was managing a busy, and expanding,
programme of work, while providing independent oversight of
the impact of government actions to combat
COVID-19. The pandemic which swept the world in 2020
is undoubtedly the defining event of the past year. It has
also further defined the role of Ombudsman.
Mr
Boshier says the need is stronger than ever to encourage
public trust in government by making sure people are treated
International aid for Afghanistan hangs on crucial peace talks
Ajmal Shams
December 16, 2020 04:10
2020 Afghanistan Conference participants arrive for the plenary session at the United Nations, in Geneva on November 24, 2020. (Reuters)
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Despite the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Geneva last month hosted an important pledging conference on Afghanistan. The conference was co-hosted by the governments of Afghanistan and Finland, along with the UN. Due to the serious COVID-19 situation, only a limited number of representatives from the host nations were actually in Geneva, with the rest of the delegates, who represented 66 countries and 33 international organizations, participating virtually.
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“It is not just a condolence visit, it is a statement that all of us are fed up with the shedding of innocent blood under whatever guise across this country. So many lives have been lost in the past, we can’t even compute how many lives we have lost. It becomes like a daily occurrence, a daily event. A new normal, it becomes a story when in a day, nobody was killed in a particular place of this country.”
– Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, during a condolence visit to Borno State over the Zabarmari killings.