United Nations, UN, Trust Fund for Human Security has facilitated dialogue aimed at mitigating herdsmen/farmers crisis in the middle-belt region of Nigeria.
Head of Communication, UN Development Programme, UNDP Lucky Musonda, said in a statement in Abuja said that the dialogue held in Abuja was the first in a series of consultations for the implementation of UNTFHS programme.
The Fund programme was a three-year project being implemented by UNDP, UN High Commissioner for Refugees and Food and Agriculture Organisation in partnership with Benue and Nasarawa State Governments.
He said that the overall goal of the intervention was to contribute to ending the herdsmen/farmers conflict in affected states.
According to Musonda, the dialogue brought together senior UN representatives in the country, experts from national and local governments, civil society organisations, and the private sector.
