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‘We cannot forget the girls from Chibok’ – UN child rights envoy

‘We cannot forget the girls from Chibok’ – UN child rights envoy

Apr 14, 2016, at 09:04 am

New York, Apr 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Marking two years since Boko Haram abducted 276 girls in Nigeria, a United Nations child rights envoy reiterated a call to bring them back, stressing that the international community must “be their voice” and help give children of Nigeria and the region the peaceful, stable lives they deserve.

Nigeria: UN urges national actors to ensure release of schoolgirls

Nigeria: UN urges national actors to ensure release of schoolgirls

Jun 10, 2014, at 05:16 pm

New York, Jun 10 (IBNS): A United Nations envoy on Monday renewed the world body's commitment to supporting ongoing efforts by the Nigerian Government to secure the safe release of the abducted schoolgirls from Chibok, and called for concerted efforts to tackle the insurgency in the north-east of the country.