A) Objetivos de la promesa
As a State Party to the Four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols (I and II) who is committed to addressing the effects of armed conflict, such as sexual violence, attacks on humanitarian aid/personnel, attacks on hospitals and medical missions, indiscriminate use and presence of explosive devices, etc., Nigeria recognizes that it is imperative to prioritize the promotion and dissemination of IHL principles, in peace time and period of armed conflict, to foster a culture of respect for human life and dignity and ensure adherence to international humanitarian law.
B) Plan de acción
- Strengthen the mandate of the Nigerian National IHL Committee to effectively carry out the pledge mentioned above;
- Awareness raising and dissemination to the armed forces and other relevant audiences
- Capacity building activities towards IHL application, dissemination and promotion;
- Consider the adoption and/or revision of IHL curriculum into the training of military officers, cadets, military attaché and other related security personnel;
- Consider the regular trainings of Legal Advisers attached to the Nigerian Armed Forces and relevant Ministries in IHL, in particular on the principles of IHL in relation of the mandates of the Ministries;
C) Indicadores para medir los avances:
- Number of military and security personnel trained on IHL
- Number of Legal Advisers within Ministries trained on IHL
- Number of judges and members of the judiciary trained on IHL
- Number of public engagements and exchanges on related IHL issues by Nigerian authorities
- Number of awareness programmes / information, education, and communication” materials on IHL by relevant national authorities
D) Recursos requeridos:
TBD
Ministries/ Department/ Agencies Concerned
- Federal Executive Council
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development
- Ministry of Information and National Orientation (in particular the National Orientation Agency)
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry of Finance (in particular the Budget and National Planning)
- Ministry of Health
- National Assembly
- Nigeria’s Governors Forum
- National IHL Committee
- Nigerian Red Cross Society
