Nicki Minaj and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, are expected to headline a UN event this week centred on allegations of widespread persecution and targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria.

The engagement, facilitated by political strategist Alex Bruesewitz, marks one of the most high-profile global interventions on Nigeria’s religious-violence crisis, drawing renewed international scrutiny to the issue.

Minaj, whose influence spans global entertainment and online activism, said she felt honoured to contribute to a conversation she described as deeply important.

“Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. It means more than you know,” she wrote.

“The Barbz & I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose.”

Ambassador Waltz also applauded Minaj’s participation, calling her voice both powerful and principled.

“@NICKIMINAJ is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice,” he posted.

“I’m grateful she’s using her platform to spotlight atrocities against Christians in Nigeria.”

The UN event, scheduled for Tuesday, will feature speeches from both Waltz and Minaj, with discussions expected to outline steps the U.S. government is considering as pressure mounts for stronger international action to protect Christian communities in Nigeria.

Minaj has recently amplified several statements pointing out alleged religious violence in the country.

She had earlier shared U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Christianity in Nigeria is “facing an existential threat,” with “Radical Islamists” allegedly driving the violence.

Responding to Trump’s remarks, Minaj wrote that the message gave her “a deep sense of gratitude” for religious freedom in the United States.

“No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion,” she said. “We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order to respect each other.”

The conversation comes on the heels of Trump’s warning of possible U.S. intervention over what he described as “genocide against Christians” in Nigeria, a designation supported by Washington’s recent listing of the country as one of particular concern.

Trump has repeatedly insisted that “Nigerians are being killed in droves,” vowing that the United States “will not sit back” if the violence continues.

Nigeria’s federal government has consistently rejected the genocide claims, insisting that the security crisis is not religiously driven and accusing critics of misrepresenting the complexity of the conflict.