Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed disclosed that there are thirty-seven job openings for Nigerian youth in United Nations bureaucracy at Cultural Night organized by Nigerians working in United Nations.
Mrs. Mohammed disclosed this at a Cultural Night organised by Nigerians working at the United Nations Systems.
According to her, Nigeria has the opportunity to sponsor her youth for UN careers through the JPO. But Nigeria has not seized the opportunity in a long while, she noted.
JPO is a program for the young people to come and grow their career at UN and it has 37 positions for Nigeria - one for each of the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory.
At the cultural night, Mrs. Mohammed asked older Nigerians to pave the way for the youth by creating leadership opportunities for them.
"Whenever there are opportunities, try and pave the way for the young ones; you are getting old and we want to see the young ones in the system." We need to give the youth the opportunity because if we do not give them the opportunities, they can easily fall victims of crimes, "she said.
Mrs. Mohammed also lamented how girls were left behind in education, stressing that everyone needs to have an education - the boys and the girls.
"So education for everyone is exposure for everyone, it matters so much; it really does give us the basis, the moral compass to help us navigate through life." Ambassador / Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Samson Itegboje, commended the Nigerians in the UN and particularly lauded the appointment of Mrs. Mohammed as the UN Deputy Chief.
Mr. Itegboje said Nigeria was proud of Mrs. Mohammed, describing it as "Ultimate Authority and a reference point when it comes to Sustainable Development Goals" issues ".
The envoy said: "Nigeria is a great country, we are a happy people, you can not take that away from us; we have gone through difficult times but we are happy that we have a government that is responsive to the yearnings and aspirations of dear people of Nigeria ".
Jolly Abu, president, United Nations Staff Recreation Club Nigeria Association, said the cultural night was organised to show Nigeria's culture.
Audu Kadiri, Ambassador / Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva and Nicholas Ella, acting Consul General in New York also attended the event.
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