UTA Fetes Widows, Distributes Food Items To Mark End Of Year

By Emma Okere

1 January 2026

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The United Towns Agency for North South Cooperation (UTA), on Monday, hosted widows and the less privileged by distributing food items to them in Abuja.

The event was part of its activities to mark end of their calendar year.

The event which took place on Monday, the 29th December, 2025 at the Palace of the Sa’peyi of Garki, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Usman Nga-kupi, recorded a mammoth crowd who graced and benefitted from the programme.

While welcoming the UTA team to his palace, the Sa’peyi who is also the Chairman, Board of Trustees of UTA, commended the novel idea of the organisation for remembering the widows and the less privileged at this crucial moment of the country’s economy.

He noted that the gesture will go a long way in strengthening the faith of the less privileged amongst us by reassuring them that they are also being remembered and celebrated as part of the society.

He prayed that God will replenish the purse of the organisation while wishing them well in all their endeavours in the year 2026.

Alhaji Usman further urged other Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to emulate the kind gesture of the UTA by supporting the needy and the less privileged while emphasising that the government should be supported by not only the NGOs but other well-endowed citizens across all strata in alleviating poverty.

In her remark, the Country President of UTA, Princess Abigail Amalaha explained that the event is part of the humanitarian mandate of the organisation, to support the less privileged and the needy. According to her, “despite the harsh economic situation in the country, we should all in our little ways learn to be our brother’s keeper” and urged the government at all levels to step up their efforts towards an enduring food security in the coming year.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke with our reporter expressed their gratitude and appreciation to UTA for remembering them and prayed that God will be with them in all their activities in the new year and always.

UTA is a United Nations affiliated non-governmental organization founded in 1982 which enjoys consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). With its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the organisation is directly involved in diverse activities which include promoting Human Rights, Supporting Sustainable Development Goals, Strengthening Democratic Processes and Providing Humanitarian Aids.

Recall that UTA, an international organisation operating in Nigeria recently signed International Cooperation Agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning. The agreement opens a new vista in cooperation between the federal government of Nigeria and the organisation.