UN agency appoints first lady of Nigeria to champion child online protection

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ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré (left) with Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria who has been appointed as ITU’s Child Online Protection (COP) Champion. Photo: ITU/Rowan Farrell

22 July 2013 – The First Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan, was today formally appointed as the UN International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Child Online Protection Champion.

“Dame Patience Jonathan has demonstrated deep interest in activities of children and young people,” said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré speaking at a ceremony earlier today.

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