President Muhammadu Buhari has said the formation of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) years ago has created awareness of the need to make climate and environmental action a priority for the world.
Buhari, who was in Kenya, on Thursday called for concerted action to make the organisation’s efforts a success story.
The Nigerian leader wrote a congratulatory message to the Special Session to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UN body.
According to Buhari: “We thank UNEP for its role in reducing biodiversity loss and for being a major player in the global movement to slow deforestation and accelerate aforestation.
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“We recognize that restoring key ecosystems is crucial to help combat climate change and achieve sustainable development.
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“By collaborating with partners such as UNEP, we believe that much more successes would be recorded as we journey in our collective struggle against climate change,”
