UNOCT Invites Jimoh Ibrahim to Global Conference on Counter-terrorism

 Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja 

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism is set to hold the Global Parliamentary Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism between October 7 and 8 2025, in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye.

To this end, the UNOCT has extended an invitation to the Senator Representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, explaining that his contribution will add significant value to the discussions and outcomes.

A joint letter by the African Parliamentary Union Secretary-General, Idi Giado Boubacar, and Officer-in-Charge, Special Projects, and Innovation Branch, UNOCT, said the programme will hold with the support of the Shura Council of the State of Qatar.

It stressed that the Conference will bring together parliamentarians from across the world, representatives of parliamentary assemblies, United Nations entities, civil society, and academic experts to strengthen parliament-led responses to evolving terrorist threats.

“I have the honour to inform you that the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) Programme Office on Parliamentary Engagement in Preventing and Countering Terrorism, with the support of the Shura Council of the State of Qatar, will convene the Global Parliamentary Conference on Counter-Terrorism and the Prevention of Violent Extremism on 7-8 October 2025, in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye.

“The Conference will bring together parliamentarians from across the world, representatives of parliamentary assemblies, United Nations entities, civil society, and academic experts to strengthen parliament-led responses to evolving terrorist threats in full respect of international law and human rights.

“In this regard, I am pleased to extend, through your esteemed Office, an invitation to Professor Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunsho, Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and member of the African Parliamentary Union delegation, to participate in this important Conference. His contribution will add significant value to the discussions and outcomes,” the letter of invitation said.