ABUJA- THE Civil Society Organizations on Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative, CSCHEI, disclosed securing accreditation and partnership as it signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, in Geneva, Switzerland.

This was made known by the Director General, CSCHEI, Kunle Yusuff, MON, explained that CSCHEI is a coordinating platform that supervises, organises, mobilises, and promotes Civil Society Organizations, Community Based Organisations, and Faith-based Organisations within the scope of social development, community enhancement and humanitarianism.

He further emphasized that the working documents of CSCHEI align completely with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030.

Meanwhile, according to him, the partnership and MoU agreement will definitely provide effective and efficient coordination between donor agencies, Development Partners Civil Society Organizations, Non- Governmental organizations, and Faith-Based Organisations.

While, signing the MoU, Director, Peace Division, UNITAR, Evariste Karambizi, empathized that it is the first time UNITAR is signing a partnership agreement and MoU with a CSO coordinating platform in Nigeria and expressed hope that the working relationships will be of advantage to Government, Civil Society Organizations, Non- Governmental Organizations working on Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, Climate Change Financing and Environments.

Also the Senior Manager representing United Nations Satellite Centre, Olivet Vandam, confirmed that the agreement and MoU also cover their mandate.

Meanwhile, Amb Lawrence Boms, while responding, assured the UNITAR management that the partnership and MoU agreement will be taken seriously, most especially when the whole world is taking priority to Climate Change and Action Advocacy.

The Director, Peace Division, UNITAR finally said he hoped that this MoU would open access to intervention grants on SDGe and climate projects and programmes financing.