Nigeria has urged the United Nations (UN) to develop comprehensive strategies that will prevent emerging security threats and illegal financial flow in Africa.
She also called on the international community to renew efforts to stem the tide of small arms and light weapons proliferation in the Sahel region.
Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru said this on Monday during the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States.
Badaru, in a statement from the Defence Ministry, emphasised Nigeria’s significant contributions to global peace and security since its first engagement in Congo in 1960.
He said Nigeria had contributed to International peace and played key roles in regional security and stability in West Africa and the Sahel.
The statement said: The Minister, therefore, called on the United Nations Security Council to give representation to Africa on a permanent basis at the UN Security Council, emphasizing its importance for conscientious global peace, inclusivity , security , deepening global peace and building trust.”
