In Wake of Abductions, UN Secretary General Ban to Send High-level Envoy to Nigeria to Discuss UN Support

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–8 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his deep concern at the fate of the recently kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria during a phone call with the country’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, who has accepted the United Nations chief’s offer to send a high-level envoy to discuss how the world body can support the Government tackle internal challenges.

During the call, Mr. Ban expressed his solidarity with the people of Nigeria, and especially the…