Humanitarian aid must lead to recovery, prosperity – Minister

Nigeria's Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Doro, has stated that the country will present its humanitarian and poverty reduction agenda at a High-Level Side Event of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York. The event, themed "Beyond Assistance: Reducing Poverty, Advancing Protection and Building Shared Prosperity," will focus on reimagining humanitarian action, human mobility, and social protection for sustainable futures.

Doro emphasized that while humanitarian assistance remains essential for saving lives, it cannot sustainably address the conditions that keep vulnerable households trapped in cycles of poverty and repeated humanitarian need. Nigeria's emerging approach aims to better connect humanitarian response, human mobility, social protection, poverty reduction, and economic inclusion, with the One Humanitarian One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS) as the flagship reform under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

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