Children growing up in Nigeria’s crisis-riven northeast are in desperate need of protection from relentless violence, said Leila Zerrougui, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, today as she wrapped up a weeklong visit in the country. On a day when the UN refugee agency has reported a steady stream of people [...]
Abuja, Nigeria – Children growing up in Nigeria’s northeast are in desperate need of protection from relentless violence, concluded Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, at the end of a weeklong visit in Nigeria. The Special Representative traveled to Nigeria to assess the conflict’s impact on children. She [...]
New York – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict, Leila Zerrougui, will travel to Nigeria from 11 to 17 January to assess the situation of children affected by armed conflict in the country’s northeast and engage with authorities and partners to improve their protection. The Special Representative will travel to [...]
Joint statement by UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui. We are extremely concerned by the recent abduction of some [...]
New York, 08 July 2013 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, strongly condemns the violent attack on a school and the targeted killing of students and their teachers over the weekend in Yobe State, in north-eastern Nigeria. "I am deeply worried by the recent spike in incidents [...]
