Nigeria Targets Sustainable Pathways Out of Poverty, Doro Tells UNGA Side Event

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard M. Doro, has said Nigeria is intensifying efforts to move vulnerable citizens beyond humanitarian assistance and towards resilience, self-reliance and shared prosperity.

Doro stated this while convening a high-level side event at the ongoing 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, titled, “Beyond Assistance: Reducing Poverty, Advancing Protection and Building Shared Prosperity.”

The minister said the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, was implementing interventions aimed at lifting vulnerable households out of poverty and creating sustainable pathways to improved livelihoods.

According to him, humanitarian support should go beyond immediate relief by equipping vulnerable persons with the capacity to become self-reliant and contribute to sustainable national development.

He said, “Vulnerable households also need credible pathways to resilience, self-reliance and shared prosperity.”

Doro noted that the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would continue to focus on poverty reduction and strengthening interventions targeted at vulnerable Nigerians.

The side event was organised in partnership with Innovations for Poverty Action, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), IQS and the Learning Economy Foundation.

Contributions were made by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, represented by Mr Mohamed Yahya; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim; IOM Deputy Director-General, Operations, Ms Ugochi Daniels; and other experts.

The participants emphasised the importance of ensuring that humanitarian assistance continues to save lives while also creating pathways that enable vulnerable populations to achieve long-term stability and economic independence.