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A/63/188 S/2008/504 21 08-44557 6. Visiting professorships Visiting Professor (“Cátedra Simón Bolivar”) at the University of Los Andes (Mérida, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1981 and 1982); Visiting Professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales, University of Paris-II (Panthéon- Sorbonne, sessions of 1988-1989); Visiting Professor at the University of Ferrara, Italy (1983 and 1986); Visiting Professor (elected by the Congregation) of the University of Lisbon (1993); Visiting Professor at Columbia University (1st semester 1998); Visiting Professor at Tulane Law School, Tulane University, New Orleans (1st semester, 1999); Visiting Professor at the Universities of Seville and Deusto (Bilbao, Spain) (1st semester, 2002); Visiting Professor at Washington College of Law, American University (May/June 2003, 2004, 2006); Visiting Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid/Foundation Ortega y Gasset. 7.

A/C. 5/45177 English Page 12 Resolution No. 43 Adjustment of Pensions The plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Nice, 1989), recalling Resolution No. 61 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Nairobi, 1982), relating to the adjustment of the level of pensions, having considered the reports of the Administrative Council, the Secretary-General and the lTU Staff Pension Committee, acknol'lledging the concern of the ITU staff about the level of pensions in the present system and possible subsequent changes to it, as well as the potential effects of future monetary fluctuations and inflation, concerned by the fact that no long-term solution has yet been found which satisfies the concerns expressed by the staff on this issue, further concerned by the fact that the pension benefits of ITU staff retiring in any country of the world are not guaranteed at a level equivalent to that prevailing at the base of the system (New York) and by the resulting uncertainties which weigh heavily on the future level of pensions and their consequences for the staff in the professional and higher categories retiring to countries with strong currencies, noting that the United Nations General Assembly has commissioned reviews of staff remuneration, conditions of service and pensions and is to take decisions on these matters by the end of 1990, noting further that interim measures have been taken within the framework of the United Nations common system to reduce the impact of currrency fluctuations cnd that / ... (...) COM5/1 adopted by the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989) was transmitted to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board (UNJSPB) and the United Nations bodies responsible for conditions of service in the common system; observing that the special session of the UNJSPB held in Rome from 20 to 23 February 1990 acknowledged that the long-term objective would be full income replacement and that the ITU proposal based on the principle of a Pension Purchasing Power Protection Insurance (PPPPI) could provide a valid means of achieving that objective; concerned that due account should be taken, in the decisions to be taken by th~ United Nations General Assembly towards the end of 1990, of the objectives laid down in the ITU proposal, as adopted by its Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989); noting the persistent concerns of the Union's staff on account of the prevailing climate of insecurity and instability regarding pension levels in the common system, despite the many interventions by all the ITU organs since 1972; reiterates its request to the competent bodies in the common system that a lasting and equitable solution should be found as soon as possible on the question of income replacement, with benefits everywhere comparable to those prevailing at the base of the system (New York), and that to this end the ITU proposal (PPPPI) should be given due consideration; resolve~ to instruct the Secretary-General to bring this Resolution to the attention of the 40th session of the UNJSPB and of the forty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly (...) COM5/1 adopted by the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989) was transmitted to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board (UNJSPB) and the United Nations bodies responsible for conditions of service in the common system; observing that the special session of the UNJSPB held in Rome from 20 to 23 February 1990 acknowledged that the long-term objective would be full income replacement and that the ITU proposal based on the principle of a Pension Purchasing Power Protection Insurance (PPPPI) could provide a valid means of achieving that objective; concerned that due account should be taken, in the decisions to be taken by th~ United Nations General Assembly towards the end of 1990, of the objectives laid down in the ITU proposal, as adopted by its Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989); noting the persistent concerns of the Union's staff on account of the prevailing climate of insecurity and instability regarding pension levels in the common system, despite the many interventions by all the ITU organs since 1972; reiterates its request to the competent bodies in the common system that a lasting and equitable solution should be found as soon as possible on the question of income replacement, with benefits everywhere comparable to those prevailing at the base of the system (New York), and that to this end the ITU proposal (PPPPI) should be given due consideration; resolve~ to instruct the Secretary-General to bring this Resolution to the attention of the 40th session of the UNJSPB and of the forty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly

They are filling me with all that I want to eat. They provide a nice place for me to sleep.”10 Despite this video raising hopes of his safety and health, it was confirmed that Pastor Andimi was killed after the Church community was unable to raise the full two million naira ransom price, and due to the fact that Pastor Andimi was relentless in his devotion to God.11 Only a few days following Pastor Andimi’s tragic murder, another video circulated in which 22-year-old University of Maiduguri student Ropvil Daciya Dayep was shot and killed by a child soldier of the Boko Haram-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).12 Before committing the murder, the young child speaks in both Arabic and Hausa, stating that this was an act of revenge against Nigerian Christians, that “we will not stop,” and that “we must avenge bloodshed that has been done like this one….”13 These murders exhibit a recent rise in Islamist violence and murder of Christian individuals. (...) appid=78f8e09004444d718cd7bb763c94f55a A/HRC/43/NGO/15 4 In November 2019, Baroness Caroline Cox visited five villages that fell victim to attacks by Fulani militants, where 116 had collectively been killed.21 Baroness Cox concluded in her report that over 1,000 Christians have been killed since January 2019, in addition to the total of over 6,000 deaths since 2015.22 In speaking with grieving victims of the attacks, the victims describe mutilations, abductions, dismemberments, bombings, rapes of Christian men, women, and young children, as well as the arson, theft, and desecration of churches, farmland, religious materials, and homes.23 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program reports a large increase in violence committed by Fulani militants from 2017 (556 deaths) to 2018 (1302 deaths).24 While there was an observed increase in violence in which Fulani militants were the primary actor, the number of incidents in which Nigerian Christians were the perpetrators or instigators has drastically decreased from 2000 (1853 deaths) to 2018 (36 deaths).25 In January 2020, a series of attacks by Fulani militants on Christian communities led to the deaths of 14 members of the Church of Christ in Nations as well as the deaths of human rights worker Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, as well as Christian mother Mary Machief and her infant child.26 Recommendations to the Government of Nigeria Jubilee Campaign urges the State of Nigeria to: • Publicly condemn and take actions to prosecute those committing acts of violence against religious groups, such as Fulani militants and Boko Haram militants (...) • Offer support to the victims of the terrorist 21 https://www.hart-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Nigeria-Visit-Final-Report_Nov-2019-1-1.pdf 22 https://www.hart-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Nigeria-Visit-Final-Report_Nov-2019-1-1.pdf 23 https://www.hart-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Nigeria-Visit-Final-Report_Nov-2019-1-1.pdf 24 https://ucdp.uu.se/actor/607 25 https://ucdp.uu.se/actor/607 26 https://www.christianpost.com/news/muslim-fulani-herdsmen-kill-16-christians-in-nigeria-govt-condemned-for- inaction.html