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Abuja, Jan. 21, 2024: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians
in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) is to represent Nigeria at the 14th
Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit (GFMD) holding in
Geneva , Switzerland from January 23 to 25.
At the summit under the auspices of Organisation of African, Caribbean
and Pacific States (OACPS) and Alefa Diaspora, the NIDCOM boss will
deliver a lead paper on culture and narratives on migration as related
to Nigeria.
The three-day summit has as its theme: “Culture as a potent tool for
reshaping narratives and driving positive change in the perception of
population movement due to climate change: Crossed perspectives and Good
perceptive.
Hon. Dabiri-Erewa as chairman of NIDCOM on behalf of Nigeria and Africa
will join Fiji and Jamaica in a roundtable panel discussion.
“The OACPS, had designated the NiDCOM boss its Diaspora Champion in
2023.
The side event will allow OAPS countries to share their experiences,
best practices and planned initiatives related to the thematic of the
roundtable”, as stated in a letter signed by Dr Ibrahim Norbert Richard,
Assistant Secretary-General Political Affairs and Human Development
Department.
Created in 2007, the GFMD is a state-led, informal and non binding
process which helps shape the global debate on migration and
development.
It will bring together around 100 governments, civil society, the
private sector, local authorities, the youth , the UN system and
relevant stakeholders.
