Statement of Nigeria at the UNGA72

Nuclear Weapons: “The most pressing threat to international peace and security today is the accelerated nuclear weapons development programme by North Korea.”

Disarmament: “The crisis in the Korean peninsula underscores the urgency for all member states, guided by the spirit of enthroning a safer and more peaceful world, to ratify without delay the Treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons, which will be open for signature here tomorrow.”

Syria: “I must also commend the UN's role in helping to settle thousands of  innocent civilians caught in the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.”

Palestine/Israel: “For example, several UN Security Council Resolutions from 1967 on the Middle East crisis remain unimplemented. Meanwhile, the suffering of the Palestinian people and the blockade of Gaza continue.”

Yemen/Human Rights: “Additionally, we are now confronted by the desperate human rights and humanitarian situations in Yemen and most tragically in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.”

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: “In all these crises, the primary victims are the people, the most vulnerable being women and children.”