The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for dialogue to effectively combat terrorism, along with its severe impact on society.
According to Guardian, Mrs Tinubu made the call at UN House, during the wreath-laying, Wednesday in Abuja, in honour of victims of the United Nations Building bombing in 2011.
The First Lady explained that to achieve this, the global community must dispense more energy towards encouraging peace, promoting dialogue and combating the forces of hatred and division.
She stressed that the world must not only draw strength from the sacrifice of those serving the cause of peace, but recommit to the values of unity, understanding and cooperation that the UN represents.
The Under Secretary General of UN, Office of Counterterrorism, Valdimir Voronkov, who joined the First Lady at the event, emphasized on the need for solidarity and support for victims of terrorism across the world, as terrorism continues to posae threat to peace and security, leaving in its trail hundreds of thousands of victims and survivors.
He said, “Nigeria knows the consequences of terrorism within and around its borders too well. Indeed, parts of Africa have experienced the highest impact of terrorism for many years.
“The UN itself is not immune from terrorism. Two weeks ago, we marked the 20th anniversary of the devastating attack on Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 19, 2003.”
The solemn and brief wreath-laying was witnessed by heads of some of the UN agencies in Nigeria.
