Nigeria has been re-elected, for the 48th time, to chair the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, regarded as UN’s most strategic committee. DiplomaticMission UnitedNations PeaceKeeping Nigeria
Amb. Samson Itegboje, Charge d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations delivering remarks after his election as Chair of United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations headquarters in New York
Nigeria has chaired the special committee on peacekeeping operations from 1972 till date and was always re-elected to continue to lead the most critical committee of the United Nations. Nigeria is among the world’s 15th largest troops contributor to UN Peacekeeping operations and the eighth in Africa, according to a data from the UN Peacekeeping Department.
Canada was also re-elected as Vice Chair, while Argentina, Poland Japan and Egypt were elected as Bureau members. Itegboje’s election also re-enforced Nigeria’s standing within the comity of nations in the realm of peacekeeping and contribution to international peace and security.
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