United Nations-Positive Livelihood Award Centre has appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Dr Babatunde Adeyemo, as International Peace Advocate.
According to a statement, Adeyemo disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Monday, saying the ceremony leading to the formal presentation of the certificate of appointment by the UN-POLAC will be performed on Friday in Lagos.
The real estate entrepreneur remarked that the appointment formed part of the events the UN-POLAC would use to join other UN agencies to commemorate this year’s edition of International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace’, which is commemorated annually on April 24.
A letter of appointment signed by the Director-General, UN-POLAC, Prof. Halo Eton, read in part, “In line with the UN General Assembly’s declaration, UN – POLAC joins other UN agencies to commemorate the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. This day is commemorated annually on April 24 and seeks to reaffirm the UN Charter and its principles of resolving disputes among countries through peaceful means.
“The day also acknowledges the use of multilateral decision-making and diplomacy in achieving peaceful resolutions to conflicts among nations.
According to the statement, the United Nations POLAC Foundation was established as an international autonomous institution following the UN General Assembly with its aim and objective to select high-profile individuals across the globe to propagate peacebuilding and assist in the implementation of UNDP programmes initiatives.
“Adeyemo being an ECOWAS Youth Ambassador and an Anti-Corruption Ambassador, is also the promoter of Okó Opó Foundation a non -governmental Organisation that caters for widows and the downtrodden members of the society,” it added.
