The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) for the protection of children in the armed conflict zone in Nigeria.
The formal agreement was signed on the handover of protocols for children encountered in the course of armed conflict in Nigeria and the Lake Chad basin region by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the UNICEF representative
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama said, Nigeria is committed to the full implementation of the Child Right Act 2013 adding that the nation will continue to collaborate with UNICEF and other international organisations in ensuring the protection of such rights.
Onyeama stated that…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
