In Nigeria, progress towards MDGs has been slow and the formulation of poverty reduction strategies has not been inclusive and participatory. Effective interventions by the NHRI might have been helpful. However, in the view of the country office, the Nigerian Human Rights Commission’s overwhelming focus on its traditional roles of human rights monitoring and documentation, as well as its severe capacity gaps, have limited its ability to apply a HRBA to development.

Source: Mr. Samuel Egwu, Team leader, Governance, UNDP Nigeria