Dabiri-Erewa To Represent Nigeria At Global Forum On Migration

January 21, 2024

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians

in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) is to represent Nigeria at the 14th

Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit (GFMD) holding in

Geneva , Switzerland from January 23 to 25.

At the summit under the auspices of Organisation of African, Caribbean

and Pacific States (OACPS) and Alefa Diaspora, the NIDCOM boss will

deliver a lead paper on culture and narratives on migration as related

to Nigeria.

reshaping narratives and driving positive change in the perception of

population movement due to climate change: Crossed perspectives and Good

perceptive.

Hon. Dabiri-Erewa as chairman of NIDCOM on behalf of Nigeria and Africa

will join Fiji and Jamaica in a roundtable panel discussion.

“The OACPS, had designated the NiDCOM boss its Diaspora Champion in

2023.

The side event will allow OAPS countries to share their experiences,

best practices and planned initiatives related to the thematic of the

roundtable”, as stated in a letter signed by Dr Ibrahim Norbert Richard,

Assistant Secretary-General Political Affairs and Human Development

Department.

Created in 2007, the GFMD is a state-led, informal and non binding

process which helps shape the global debate on migration and

development.

It will bring together around 100 governments, civil society, the

private sector, local authorities, the youth , the UN system and

relevant stakeholders.