NSCDC, UN Women Strengthens Ties To End Violence Against Women In Politics
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has pledged the commitment of the Corps...
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UN Workers Attribute 100 Million Displaced People To Conflict in Nigeria, Other Countries
Conflict and the worsening security situation have contributed in spiking the worrisome displacement crisis in the world. This is the...
Food Crisis: Nigeria, 2 Other African Countries on Brink of Devastation, UN Chief Hears
Nigeria is currently on the brink of devastation. But, this Africa’s most populous country is not alone on the drift....
Many Migrants are Excluded from COVID-19 Pandemic’s Recovery Plans, Guterres Says
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has said that many migrants were denied access to basic services and excluded from recovery plans. ...
Global Economy under Severe Stress, UN Deputy Chief Says
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has told Financing for Development Forum that the global economy is under...
Speakers Disclose How Extractive Operations Harm Indigenous People
The explosive growth of extractive operations around the world often plays out on indigenous people’s lands without their consent, thus...
UN Approves $351m Humanitarian Assistance To Nigeria
United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guteres on Wednesday, concluded his two-day working visit to Nigeria, with a call on the...
Data Use has Profound Implications for Human Rights, Peace, Security, Says Amina Mohammed
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations says the soaring use of data has profound implications not...
UN Exploring How it Can Better Support Countries in Implementing New Urban Agenda
Last Thursday’s special meeting on Sustainable Urbanization and the Implementation of the New Urban Agenda will be complementing a similar...
The horn of hunger
From time immemorial, the need to eat and eat well fed has well and truly emerged as one of man`s...
High Expectations on Nigerian Youths as UN Chief Lauds Young People for Pushing for Better Future
Ahead of 2023, Nigerian youths have been challenged to rise up and save the country from a humanitarian nightmare. This...
Youth Activism is Pushing the World Forward, Says UN Human Rights Chief
By Akanimo Sampson United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, says youth activism has been “pushing the world...
Why Nigeria is Benefiting from $11 Million FAO’s New Agric Policy Monitoring, Analysis Initiative
Nigeria and seven other African countries will be benefiting from a new phase of Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) key...
Mozambique: Thousands Still Fleeing Violence, UN Agency Says
Thousands of people have continued to flee ongoing violence in Cabo Delgado province one year after brutal attacks by suspected...
WFP: South Sudan To Face Hunger Crisis
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned on Friday that more than 70 percent of South Sudan’s population is...
Mali: UN Shops for $686 Million for 7.5 Million People in Need of Urgent Assistance
Not less than 7.5 million people are currently in need of urgent assistance in Mali. Out of this number,...
With 20 Million People in Need of Assistance, DR Congo Remains World’s Most Complex Humanitarian Crisis, Says UN
With19.6 million people in dire need of assistance, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to witness one of...
With 1.3 Million Annual Road Deaths, 50 Million Injuries, UN Unveils Global Plan to Reduce Figures by 50%
Road accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the...
Somalia: 8 Million People will Need Humanitarian Assistance in 2022, UN Says
Next year, the number of people across Somalia who will need assistance and protection is forecast to rise by 30...
In Central African Republic, Children are Still Facing Horrific Abuses, UN Report Shows
Violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has continued to take a heavy toll on children. A new United Nations report on the situation in the country...
UN Peacekeeping Chief to Diplomats: Situation in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin Still Highly Volatile
Spotlighting a rising tide of extremist violence as a continuously crippling force, the UN Security Council heard from the global...
Why Stakeholders Met in Beijing to Tackle Global Transport Crisis
Global transport is currently a major source of severe headache for leaders at all levels. As a result, government...
With 4.5 Million Lives So Far, UN Chief Says Global Health Security has Failed
The obviously displeased UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the global health security has failed. According to him, it has failed to...
Future for Syrians Still Increasingly Bleak 10 Years After, UN Rights Experts Say
With escalating conflict in several areas of the war-ravaged Syria, all is still not well with the country. Rights...
Tigray is Awash With Grave Rights Violations, Says UN Rights Chief
Parties to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are allegedly committing severe violations of human rights, humanitarian...
Amid Mass Abduction of Schoolchildren, 2295 Teachers Killed, US Group Faults Security Approach to Nigeria’s Crises
Nigeria’s continued security approach to crises across the country has come under severe attack by United States Institute of...
UN Expresses Worries as Coalition Records Over 13,000 Strikes on Schools in 5 Years
Attacks on schools by armed security forces and non-state armed groups, are currently causing serious concerns in the United...
Breaking: AU Suspends Guinea
The African Union has announced that it is suspending Guinea following the coup in the West African country that...
UN, Partner Agencies Frown at Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
United Nations and its partner agencies, responsible for the multilateral COVAX initiative have said that the global picture of access...
Ahead of 2023, Wike Wants UN, Others to Tackle Buhari on Credible Elections
Except the international community takes a decisive action to ensure a free and fair polls in Nigeria in 2023,...
