Photo News Archives For the first time in the history of the country, the United Nations Security Council visited Nigeria, albeit from Sunday, March 5 to Monday, March 6 2017.
The UN delegation visited the cities of Maiduguri in Borno State and Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
On arriving Maiduguri on Sunday, the Security Council Visiting Mission to the Lake Chad Basin Region met local officials and civil society organisations before visiting an IDP camp. Later in the evening, the Council transferred to Abuja.
Members of the UN Security Council arrive Maiduguri in Borno State as part of Lake Chad region visit observing needs and scaled-up responseWelcome to Nigeria…UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, chairs UNCT meeting with UN Security Council delegationMeeting with UN Security Council in Abuja, Edward Kallon said urgent international support to Nigeria needed as scope of crisis is immenseUN Security Council delegation meets with Acting President, Yomi Osinbajo, and Commissioners of ECOWAS in Nigeria“We stand with #Nigeria in responding to the crisis,” says Matthew Rycroft, President of UN Security Council, during a media briefingUN Security Council members in a meeting with internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, in a bid to getting first hand info on their challengesUN Security Council members meet Governo Kashim Shettima of Borno State, who affirms commitment to support crisis response efforts
