Refugee Commission Boss Urges Action Against Inequalities, Insecurity

Federal commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Hon Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has appealed to leaders and policy makers at all levels to pay attention to inequalities that result from displacement, adding that they are major drivers of insecurity and other socio-economic problems.

She also felicitated with the staff of the commission, developmental partners, and all humanitarian workers in the country as the world marks 2022 World Humanitarian Day with the theme: “It Takes A Village.”

In a statement yesterday, she applauded all humanitarian workers for their dedication, discipline, and diligence to their duties in robustly scaling up humanitarian responses at different levels.
The federal commissioner also stated that while addressing the root causes of the global humanitarian crisis, there is a crucial need to address the consequences with a developmental focal lens.
Sulaiman-Ibrahim expressed also that within the context of global perspectives, humanitarian workers and policy makers must be strong advocates of safe, orderly, and regular migration for development.
She thanked the minister of humanitarian affairs, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farooq for her commitment in ensuring great synergy and coordination of the humanitarian sector, and for her leadership and mentoring.
Addressing President Muhammadu Buhari as number one humanitarian president, Sulaiman-Ibrahim, highlighted the president’s resolve and sincerity of purpose towards providing succour for the vulnerable and his focus towards ensuring they build back better.