Nigeria and the United Nations
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| United Nations membership | |
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| Membership | Full member |
| Since | 7 October 1960 |
| UNSC seat | Non-permanent |
| Permanent Representative | Tijjani Muhammad-Bande |
Nigeria is a member of the United Nations. Nigeria did not become independent of the United Kingdom until 1960, while the United Nations had already been established by the Declaration by United Nations in 1942. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is the permanent representative of Nigeria.[1]
In 2013, Nigeria contributed the fifth largest number of peacekeepers to United Nations peacekeeping operations.[2][3] Nigeria has recently served a two-year term from 2014–2015 as a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council. The United Nations helped negotiate adjusting the border of Nigeria and Cameroon resulting in the Greentree Agreement in 2006.[4]
See also[edit]
- List of countries by number of UN peacekeepers
- List of members of the United Nations Security Council
References[edit]
- ^ "Ambassador/Permanent Representative". nigeriaunmission.org. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Agbakwuru, Johnbosco (11 June 2014). "Nigeria: UN Boundary Adjustment Nigeria: UN Boundary Adjustment - Nigeria May Lose Obudu Resort, Agbokim Waterfalls to Cameroon - Ndoma-Egba". Vanguard. Lagos. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014 – via allafrica.com.
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