Nigeria's Minister Doro Advocates for Refugee Support at UNHCR
At the 77th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme in Geneva, Switzerland, from 12th to 16th October 2026, Nigeria's Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard M. Doro, delivered a statement reaffirming Nigeria's commitment to refugee protection. He congratulated Dr Barham Salih on becoming High Commissioner and expressed Nigeria's support.
Dr Doro noted that Nigeria hosts over 142,000 refugees and asylum seekers from 42 countries, with no recorded cases of refoulement this year. He highlighted Nigeria's efficient asylum system under the NCFRMI Act of 2022 and announced the domestication of the Kampala Convention in 2026.
Dr Doro mentioned the establishment of Resettlement Cities for internally displaced persons and the return of over 7,000 Nigerian refugees under Tripartite Agreements. He called for recognition of Nigeria’s Convention Travel Documents and emphasized the inclusion of refugees in state action plans and social services.
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