…….Nigeria Celebrates the year 2026 International Day for the eradication of poverty with the theme:”United for peace and human rights: Safe homes for all”.
The honourable minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard M.Doro in his keynote address during the event which took place at the Nicon Luxury Hotel Abuja 17-10-2026, called on all meaning Nigerians to protect the vulnerable in the society to achieve a peaceful environment.
The minister said that, the SDGs 1&11, the world promised to end poverty in all its ramifications and to ensure access to adequate safe and affordable housing and basic services. Pointing out that, only four years left to 2030 SDGs Agenda, thus, he said, ” let’s ask ourselves honestly how far we have gone and what more to be done” pointing out that, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR in his Renewed Hope Agenda (RHA) through the ministry’s program, One Humanitarian One Poverty Reduction (OHOPRS) is working hard to ensure that, poverty is drastically reduced through multidimensional approach, using all stakeholders to fight poverty, adding that, a fight for poverty is a fight for peace.
Mr Doro said, “our task in the ministry is twofold: to protect Nigerians who are vulnerable today; and to open pathways that make them resilient and economically independent tomorrow” Moving from palliative to partways, he said while palliative ensures that a family survives a crisis, pathways ensures that a family doesn’t need palliative again.
He said, the Household prosperity and economic social protection project (HOPE-SP) represents this new direction, moving our intentions from a predominantly relief- oriented approach towards sustainable pathways to recovery, empowerment and self-reliance. Also, he said, OHOPRS brings Humanitarian response, social protection, poverty reduction, economic inclusion and graduation under the one national operating model with the household, pointing out that a mother and her children are at the centre of how we intervene and how we measure success. Hence, he said, Nigeria is answering the call of SDGs1 in all it’s approaches to build a social protection system for all and to strengthen the resilience of the poor against shocks.
In his welcome remarks, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr Olubunmi Olusanya said, the initiative of the ministry shows a lot of commitment, pointing out that, poverty cannot be eradicated by Government alone but requires stakeholders collaboration, he appreciated the contributions of all stakeholders and called for more, to enable Nigeria to succeed in poverty reduction.
Good will messages were read by some stakeholders, the European Union, the African Aids International, World Food Program, the National Assembly, federal ministry of Women Affairs, and Fidelity bank PLC amongst others, the representatives all pledged their commitment to reduce poverty for a safe and peaceful nation.
The highlight of the event was the presentation of some palliative to some vulnerable persons in the society.
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Janet McDickson Noah
Director Information and Public Relations.
