By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The United Arab Emirates has indicated readiness to support Nigerian Government’s efforts at reducing the humanitarian crises as well as eradicate poverty in Nigeria by 2030, which is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
UAE’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al- Shamsi made this known when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu paid him a visit in his office.
The Envoy who described Nigeria”my country” said that he is very committed to Nigeria because he is representing the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria.
He said,” Nigerians are the nicest people I have ever met”
He promised to convey the request to support the federal government initiative in tackling hunger, poverty, and humanitarian challenges facing the country to the necessary authorities, assuring that the partnership will work.”
Al- Shamsi used the visit to invite Edu to attend the UN Climate Change Cop 28 to be hosted by the Government of the UAE, as he said that the meeting will bring together world leaders committed to tackle issue around climate change which has led to natural disasters and exposed many to humanitarian crises and poverty.
The Minister explained that her visit to the Ambassador was a follow-up to the discussion had with the UAE Government at the UNGA meeting.
She noted that the Nigeria – UAE bilateral cooperation has made the two countries recognize their areas of common comparative advantages.
According to the Minister, climate change is one of the factors responsible for the humanitarian and poverty crisis in Nigeria, culminating in floods, drying up of the lake chad basin and other natural disasters associated with climate change, adding that many Nigerians have been displaced and have lost their source of livelihood resulting in humanitarian crises and pFG, UAE to partner Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Support Programmes
By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The United Arab Emirates has indicated readiness to support Nigerian Government’s efforts at reducing the humanitarian crises as well as eradicate poverty in Nigeria by 2030, which is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
UAE’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Salem Saeed Al- Shamsi made this known when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu paid him a visit in his office.
The Envoy who described Nigeria”my country” said that he is very committed to Nigeria because he is representing the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria.
He said,” Nigerians are the nicest people I have ever met”
He promised to convey the request to support the federal government initiative in tackling hunger, poverty, and humanitarian challenges facing the country to the necessary authorities, assuring that the partnership will work.”
Al- Shamsi used the visit to invite Edu to attend the UN Climate Change Cop 28 to be hosted by the Government of the UAE, as he said that the meeting will bring together world leaders committed to tackle issue around climate change which has led to natural disasters and exposed many to humanitarian crises and poverty.
The Minister explained that her visit to the Ambassador was a follow-up to the discussion had with the UAE Government at the UNGA meeting.
She noted that the Nigeria – UAE bilateral cooperation has made the two countries recognize their areas of common comparative advantages.
According to the Minister, climate change is one of the factors responsible for the humanitarian and poverty crisis in Nigeria, culminating in floods, drying up of the lake chad basin and other natural disasters associated with climate change, adding that many Nigerians have been displaced and have lost their source of livelihood resulting in humanitarian crises and poverty.
Edu assured the Ambassador that she would be part of President Bola Tinubu’s team to attend the Cop 28 which will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference.
“Climate change is one of the factors responsible for Humanitarian Crises and multiculti-dimensionality poverty in Nigeria. This is evident from temperature increase, rainfall variability, drought, desertification, rising sea levels, erosion, floods, thunderstorms, bushfires, landslides, land degradation, more frequent, extreme weather conditions, and loss of biodiversity as well as drying of the Lake chad basin by climate change”, she said
All these factors according to Dr. Edu, stressed continue to negatively affect on the population, as she disclosed that President Tinubu is committed to addressing this and the UAE should support.overty.
Edu assured the Ambassador that she would be part of President Bola Tinubu’s team to attend the Cop 28 which will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference.
“Climate change is one of the factors responsible for Humanitarian Crises and multiculti-dimensionality poverty in Nigeria. This is evident from temperature increase, rainfall variability, drought, desertification, rising sea levels, erosion, floods, thunderstorms, bushfires, landslides, land degradation, more frequent, extreme weather conditions, and loss of biodiversity as well as drying of the Lake chad basin by climate change”, she said
All these factors according to Dr. Edu, stressed continue to negatively affect on the population, as she disclosed that President Tinubu is committed to addressing this and the UAE should support.
