A non-governmental organization Society for Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development SEEED in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council ECOSOC organized a round table discussion to mark the International Day of Families.
The day was set aside by the United Nations to celebrate families and discuss issues surrounding families and profer lasting solutions.
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In his welcome address, the President Society for Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development Mr. Patrick Anocha explained that families were brought together to discuss issues and challenges.
“If you look at this place families of different sizes such as individuals, single rooms families, there are families that are polygamous and are brought together to discuss issues affecting them.
He explained that In Nigeria families were battling with challenges such as poverty and hunger.
“In Nigeria, most families are living below the poverty line. The United Nations has ranked any person livings under less than one dollar every day that person is in abject poverty”
Anocha said that In Nigeria, with the devaluation of naira, you will find out there are many families that are not even getting one dollar per day considering the exchange rate, while civil servants are poorly paid.
The president maintained that the International Day of Family brought up issues that are facing families to discuss and put workable solutions to governments and organisations so they can help alleviate the suffering and challenges.
He pointed out that there are a lot of projects and programmes that the United Nations has developed and provided to states that will improve the life of humanity but most have been ignored by many state actors.
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Anocha hinted that for them as a civil society organization holding the consultation status of the United Nations, most of these things have been neglected especially issues relating to families and this is the first time the International Day of families is celebrated in Nigeria and in Kano which is the starting point.
The president stressed that it’s for them as civil society to bring the celebration and to create awareness so that they can understand the impact of family in contributing to the socio-economic development of the state and also toward achieving the 2030 United Nations agenda.
Paradigm News reports that,this is the first time the event was held in Nigeria and graced by civil society organizations, Government officials, students, individuals and personalities.