Tag: UNHCR

UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency, Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society partner to help IDPs in Nigeria

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, and a faith-based organisation in Nigeria, are in partnership until June 2024 to galvanize support for internally displaced persons in Nigeria. Currently, over 3.3 million people are internally displaced in Nigeria. As a part of this partnership, Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society will organise fundraising activities to mobilise resources to support internally displaced persons in Nigeria. Imam Fuad Adeyemi, National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah said; “This partnership with UNHCR is an expansion of the work Al-Habibiyyah is doing to support the less…

2022 WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY:NHRC urges citizens to be advocates, benefactors of social service

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As Nigeria joined the rest of the global community to mark the 2022 World Humanitarian Day (WHD), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged citizens to be advocates of humanitarian services, particularly with the high scale violence and the attendant humanitarian issues in parts of the country.   Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN) who gave this advice this in Abuja on the eve of the 2022 WHD noted the record high insecurity manifesting in form of armed banditry, kidnappings, killings, communal conflicts, farmers/herders clashes and…