The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will on Tuesday 3 May, begin a two-day mission to Nigeria.
During the mission, he will have an audience with the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari; the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; Religious Leaders; Women and Youth Leaders; the Private Sector and the Diplomatic community.
The Secretary-General will visit the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria on Tuesday, 3 May and thereafter proceed on a field mission to meet families deeply affected by violence and instability in north-east Nigeria, including people internally displaced and refugees.
Mr. Guterres will also see first-hand the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities and will assess progress and challenges to the COVID-19 recovery.
Secretary-General will have meetings with senior government officials as well as civil society representatives, including women, youth groups and religious leaders.
This will be the first mission of the ninth UNSG to Nigeria.
Accompanying him are:
Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel
• Mr. Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS.
