In June, the Nigerian Government enacted a terrorism prevention bill and an laundering amendment act. It was also working with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, the Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate and other relevant international bodies and friendly countries to sharpen its response mechanisms. It would launch its first project with the Task Force in November, aimed at promoting conflict prevention and countering the appeal of terrorism to youth. Boasting that April general elections had been judged credible and Nigeria’s transparent, he said the Government was on course to implement its strategic plan to ready the country for the future. In that context, there was a new sense of activity and self-belief in the ability to create a new Nigeria, founded on the principles of personal freedoms, democracy, good governance and rule of law.Underlining the importance of using preventive diplomacy in resolving armed conflicts around the world, he said the international community had focused too little attention on mediation and preventive diplomacy in favour of the military aspects of peace and security. Cultivating peace and fulfilling the aims of Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter required early identification and appropriate intervention. The goal should always be to present the peaceful alternative as a less costly and effective way of achieving political and social objectives. Among other issues, he voiced support for the Secretary-General’s proposal to deploy an assessment mission to study the situation in the Gulf of Guinea, where
In June, the Nigerian Government enacted a terrorism prevention bill and an laundering amendment act. It was also working with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, the Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate and other relevant international bodies and friendly countries to sharpen its response mechanisms. It would launch its first project with the Task Force in November, aimed at promoting conflict prevention and countering the appeal of terrorism to youth. Boasting that Nigeria’s April general elections had been judged credible and transparent, he said the Government was on course to implement its strategic plan to ready the country for the future. In that context, there was a new sense of activity and self-belief in the ability to create a new Nigeria, founded on the principles of personal freedoms, democracy, good governance and rule of law.Underlining the importance of using preventive diplomacy in resolving armed conflicts around the world, he said the international community had focused too little attention on mediation and preventive diplomacy in favour of the military aspects of peace and security. Cultivating peace and fulfilling the aims of Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter required early identification and appropriate intervention. The goal should always be to present the peaceful alternative as a less costly and effective way of achieving political and social objectives. Among other issues, he voiced support for the Secretary-General’s proposal to deploy an assessment mission to study the situation in the Gulf of Guinea, where