The Honourable Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons , Hon Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, on Monday in Lagos, alongside other partners, certified Lagos State as a refugee-friendly city with the Executive Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu signing the dotted lines declaring the state as one of the Cities with Refugees.
With the signing, Lagos has joined other league of towns and cities in the world that have signed the Declaration. She encouraged them to sustain their resilience; doggedness and to keep honouring their obligations and perform their lawful responsibilities by respecting the laws, customs and norms of the land.
Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, called for more action to address discrimination against refugees in non-conflict zones, pointing out that the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian War had aggravated the crisis of refugee.
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