During a World Environment Day event themed “Ending Plastic Pollution” in Abuja, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Mohamed Fall reiterated the UN’s commitment to supporting Nigeria in addressing the escalating crisis of plastic pollution.
Organized by UN entities such as UNIDO, UNDP, and partners including the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), the event highlighted collaborative efforts to combat the environmental threat.
Fall emphasized the dangers of plastic and microplastic pollution, calling it a “crisis level” issue. He praised the recent UN resolution against plastic pollution as a milestone, and detailed how UN agencies are:
Promoting sustainable growth
Creating jobs through inclusive development models
Investing in eco-friendly industrial solutions
He also pointed to the growing advocacy partnership between the UN, Green Hub Africa, and NES, underscoring that ending plastic pollution is both an environmental and human rights imperative.
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UNIDO’s Osu Otu noted that plastics make up 13% of Nigeria’s waste, and proper waste management could unlock significant economic opportunities, such as job creation and attracting foreign investment.
NES President Efegbidiki Okobia stressed the importance of bridging waste separation and collection gaps and reaffirmed NES’s commitment to actionable research and stakeholder engagement to eliminate plastic pollution.
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