The United Nations (UN) on Thursday called on the international community to support Nigeria as it faces unprecedented floods, which have impacted more than three million people. UN Spokesperson Mr Stéphane Dujarric, told correspondents at the UN headquarters in New York that the Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale had made an appeal for […]
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UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says the global climate crisis is exacerbating and intensifying water-related disasters, jeopardising lives and livelihood of four billion people, resulting to over 2.97 trillion dollars in economic losses. Guterres told the Fifth UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters on Friday that climate-related disasters had doubled in the past two […]
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The United Nations has called on the Nigerian government to engage the youths in the country. This is coming after the recent #EndSARS protests that led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties across the country. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, made the call on Monday during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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The Commonwealth and UN Technology Bank have formed a new partnership to support least developed countries (LDCs) through technology transfer, capacity building and knowledge sharing. The two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding today committing to collaborate to build science, technology and innovation capacity for least developed countries in the Commonwealth. The strengthened cooperation will […]
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The United Nations has suspended two employees without pay in Israel, after a viral video surfaced showing them performing a sex act in their official vehicle last month. The incident was captured in an 18-second footage, with a woman dressed in red seen straddling a man in the back of a clearly marked white UN […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , (SERAP,) has written a petition to the United Nations, UN, over*.m plans by the Federal Government to cut the budgetary allocation of education and health care sectors. SERAP in its petition also called on the UN to prevail upon the Federal Government to drop the plan to spend […]
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The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has described Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic as remarkable and impressive. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York on Friday, Guterres singled out Nigeria as one of few developing countries that have “shown a remarkable capacity to respond. “I have to say that some of these […]
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Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General says the organisation is facing severe financial crisis, the worst in nearly 10 years. Guterres told Member States on Tuesday that the organisation “runs the risk of depleting its liquidity reserves by the end of the month and defaulting on payments to staff and vendors.” He said only 70 […]
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A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations began monitoring the violation. In the 20 conflict situations monitored in the 2018 edition of the Annual Report of the Secretary-General […]
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UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has reaffirmed the importance of gender equality in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday, Mohammed stated that the world would miss the goals without women empowerment and equal opportunities for them in decision making. The UN deputy chief spoke […]
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