Director-general of World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Tuesday received the chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa at the WTO DG’s office in Geneva, Switzerland.
The WTO boss posted photos of herself and Mrs Dabiri-Erewa on X.
“Welcoming Hon Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa, CEO of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission @nidcom_gov to the @WTO. Thanks for the work you are doing on the Nigerian diaspora. This is an important resource,” Mrs Okonjo-Iweala wrote.
Dabiri-Erewa is representing Nigeria at the 14th global forum on migration and development summit (GFMD) holding in Geneva from January 23 to 25.
At the summit under the auspices of Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and Alefa Diaspora, the NIDCOM boss will deliver a lead paper on culture and narratives on migration as related to Nigeria.
The three-day summit has as its theme: “Culture as a potent tool for reshaping narratives and driving positive change in the perception of population movement due to climate change: Crossed perspectives and Good perceptive.”
Dabiri-Erewa, as chairman of NIDCOM, on behalf of Nigeria and Africa will join Fiji and Jamaica in a roundtable panel discussion.
The OACPS had designated the NIDCOM boss its diaspora champion in 2023.
The side event will allow OACPS countries to share their experiences, best practices and planned initiatives related to the thematic of the roundtable”, as stated in a letter signed by Ibrahim Richard, assistant secretary-general, political affairs and human development department.
Created in 2007, the GFMD is a state-led, informal and non binding process which helps shape the global debate on migration and development.
It will bring together around 100 governments, civil society, the private sector, local authorities, the youth , the UN system and relevant stakeholders.
