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The Federal Government and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), have moved to redesign architecture geared towards addressing poverty and the plights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Aliyu Tijani, stated this yesterday during a dialogue on Localisation and Nigeria’s Humanitarian Reset, in Abuja.
Tijani, who was represented by the Director of Human Resources, Bello Mohammed Bello, said Nigeria was committed to building a nationally owned, locally led and accountable humanitarian architecture that responds to the realities of displacement and poverty.
According to him, Nigeria’s Humanitarian Reset and One Humanitarian-One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS) Nigeria stand at a pivotal moment in the redesign of its humanitarian architecture.
With the launch of the (OHOPRS) earlier this year, he added that the Federal Government had signaled its determination to reduce fragmentation and strengthen coherence across humanitarian response, social protection and poverty reduction.
The Federal Commissioner said the integrated system was designed to ensure that no Nigerian is left behind and that the government’s interventions were sustainable, inclusive and resilient.
“NCFRMI is uniquely positioned at the intersection of humanitarian response and long-term recovery.
“We are committed to ensuring that durable solutions are not only about ending displacement but also about restoring dignity, livelihoods and opportunities for affected populations.
“I am pleased to announce that Nigeria has developed a national strategy for durable solutions to internal displacement. This strategy provides a clear governance structure for coordinating federal, state and local government actions, while embedding accountability to affected communities.
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“It ensures that durable solutions are implemented through a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, with strong participation from local and national actors.
“The Humanitarian Development Peacebuilding-Nexus (HDP-N) in Practice, our strategy is firmly anchored on the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP), recognizing that durable solutions cannot be achieved through humanitarian action alone.
“They require the integration of development programming, peacebuilding and resilience-building measures. This nexus approach allows us to address immediate needs while laying the foundation for long-term stability and prosperity.”
He further stated that stakeholders and humanitarian experts should ensure transparent representation and leadership pathways for women-led organisations, organisations of persons with disabilities, youth-led actors and other under-represented constituencies, adding that their voices were essential to shaping solutions that are equitable, inclusive and sustainable.
“This dialogue is not about endorsing a single document. It is about engaging with evidence, clarifying institutional roles and agreeing on practical pathways for implementation.
“NCFRMI, working with FMHAPR, NEMA and our partners, will continue to provide leadership and coordination to ensure that commitments made here translate into tangible outcomes for displaced persons and affected communities,” he added.
The UNOCHA Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Danielle Parry, noted that Nigeria would now have to look inwards on funding to assist the most vulnerable.
Parry said: “We will be handing the lead to the government of Nigeria humanitarian funding as it has contributed to organisations contributing to humanitarian works. Unfortunately, that money has dwindled over the last three years.
“We have received only a fraction of the funding and that has made us target the most vulnerable. The government is going to look at domestic fund mobilization.”
