, Abuja, United Nations (UN) and the African Union Commission (AU) have resolved to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his bid to put an end to the violence being unleashed on the country, especially in the North, by members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. First to declare his support was UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon; followed by the AUC chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping, who gave Jonathan the bodies' backing during their separate remarks at the opening of the 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ki-Moon reiterated that the UN was working closely with AU to address what he called transnational challenges in West Africa including terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and the rise of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. He said: "With respect to Nigeria, I am deeply troubled by the indiscriminate and unacceptable violent attacks. No cause justifies terror. "We stand in solidarity with the authorities and the people of Nigeria for democratic and accountable governance." The UN scribe urges African leaders to adopt a preventive approach to human rights, saying the Arab Spring took many by surprise with traditional indicators showing that the countries were stable or doing well". He said below the surface of the indicators, there were deprivation, exclusion and abuse among others. Events have proved that repression is a dead-end. Police power is no match for people power seeking dignity and justice. The women and men protesting in streets and public squares across the region are both an inspiration and a reminder. 4.29 Conflict in Uganda
, Abuja, United Nations (UN) and the African Union Commission (AU) have resolved to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his bid to put an end to the violence being unleashed on the country, especially in the North, by members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram. First to declare his support was UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon; followed by the AUC chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping, who gave Jonathan the bodies' backing during their separate remarks at the opening of the 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ki-Moon reiterated that the UN was working closely with AU to address what he called transnational challenges in West Africa including terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and the rise of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. He said: "With respect to Nigeria, I am deeply troubled by the indiscriminate and unacceptable violent attacks. No cause justifies terror. "We stand in solidarity with the authorities and the people of Nigeria for democratic and accountable governance." The UN scribe urges African leaders to adopt a preventive approach to human rights, saying the Arab Spring took many by surprise with traditional indicators showing that the countries were stable or doing well". He said below the surface of the indicators, there were deprivation, exclusion and abuse among others. Events have proved that repression is a dead-end. Police power is no match for people power seeking dignity and justice. The women and men protesting in streets and public squares across the region are both an inspiration and a reminder. 4.29 Conflict in Uganda