The Acting Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. Habiba Lawal, on Thursday inaugurated the inter- ministerial committee to prepare Nigeria’s 3rd cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Speaking during the inauguration, the Acting SGF recalled that Nigeria’s second cycle report was presented in October 2013 at the 17th session of the working group on universal periodic review of UNHRC.
She said since the last review process, significant developments and achievements have been recorded by Nigeria in the implementation of her voluntary commitments and recommendations accepted in the second cycle review.
She noted that Nigeria would be up for another review process in June 2018 as part of the 3rd review cycle.
Lawal said the government would maintain the same structure that prepared the second cycle for the third cycle review process.