The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has revealed that some stakeholders have expressed commitment to raise the sum of five billion dollars annually to support various humanitarian interventions in Nigeria.
The agreement was reached during a strategic meeting between the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, United Nations agencies and other development partners at the UN House, Abuja.
Media aide to the Minister, Rasheed Zubair in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the Minister explained that the meeting was aimed at building synergy to ensure a coordinated approach towards achieving sustainable solutions to Nigeria’s humanitarian response.
”Part of the resolutions of the meeting was the commitment by the Nigerian government and other development partners to raise five billion dollars annually for the Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund in Nigeria.
”The meeting resolved to host the African Humanitarian Summit which is a follow-up to the World Humanitarian Summit of Istanbul in 2016, a joint field assessment by the Nigerian government and other partners.
”Ensure a Quarterly humanitarian coordination meeting to provide a comprehensive report on Nigerian humanitarian situations as well as the creation of Nigerian Humanitarian Dashboard amongst others,” she said.
While conveying President Bola Tinubu’s appreciation to UN agencies and other partners for their immense contribution to Nigeria’s humanitarian response, the minister urged them to sustain the tempo and urged stakeholders to always work in synergy to ensure a coordinated approach towards achieving better outcomes.
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