The staff members of the United Nations in Nigeria on Monday joined their counterparts across all duty stations in the world to observe a minute of silence in memory of their colleagues who tragically lost their lives in the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza.
Penpushing reports that part of activities to mourn the deceased was a brief ceremony marked with the United Nations (UN) flag lowered at half-mast, at the United Nations (UN) House Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
The Acting United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, and Resident Representative of United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), Mohamed Yahya, said at a brief ceremony it was a great sadness over the loss
‘It is with great sadness that we join all UN personnel around the world in all duty stations to observe a minute of silence today, Monday 13 November, 2023 to mourn and honor our colleagues who were killed in Gaza’, Yahya said.
“As you can see, the UN flag has been lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect on this solemn occasion. I would like to request all of us to observe a minute of silence as we honor our fallen colleagues,” he added.
Penpushing further reports that, Yahya urged all staff members to participate in the solemn observance, emphasising the importance of honoring the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to humanity.
The 86 staff members participating in the United Nations (UN) Nigeria Programme Management Team retreat taking place in Niger State in compliance at exactly 1.30 p.m, rose to observe a minute of silence in honour of fallen colleagues in Gaza.
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