The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), on Wednesday said Nigeria ranked 11 among the 20 countries in the world with highest prevalence of child marriage. Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, said this at the ongoing UN Women Conference 2018 in Lagos. The News Agency of […]
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The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and UN Women and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared ‘virginity testing’ a violation of human rights. Sun News reports. The Agencies are both calling for a ban on various tests carried out, with the intension to ascertain if a girl or woman is still a virgin. In […]
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Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations resigned from her position on Tuesday. President Donald Trump, who confirmed the resignation in a Press Conference at the White House, said Haley will leave her post at the end of the year. Trump also said the Ambassador had informed him of her decision to leave […]
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday fired warning shots at US President Donald Trump. She warned the US leader against “destroying” the United Nations. “I believe that destroying something without having developed something new is extremely dangerous,” she warned Speaking at a regional campaign event in Bavaria Germany, Merkel reiterated her believe that multilateralism is […]
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday strode to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to “share the extraordinary progress” the U.S. has made during his time in office. The reaction he received from the assembled world leaders wasn’t what he was expecting. “In less than two years, my administration has […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart for New York to participate in the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which officially opened on September 18, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has disclosed. The theme for this year’s Session is: “Making the United Nations relevant to all People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for […]
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The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) opened on Wednesday with its President, Ms María Fernanda Espinosa, pledging to use her tenure to bring the world body closer to the people. Espinosa, in her inaugural keynote address to the 73rd session of the 193-member General Assembly, also pledged to use her tenure to […]
Continue ReadingKofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, has passed away at age of 80. Annan, the seventh secretary-general of the UN, died on Saturday after a brief illness. World leaders such as Theresa May, Emmanuel Macron and notable persons have been paying tribute to the Nobel peace laureate. Ghanian president, Nana Akufo-Addo, described Annan […]
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the international community to take action against the flow of illegal funds, money-laundering and tax evasion, which cost Africa 50 billion dollars every year. Guterres, who made the appeal in Addis Ababa at the Second Annual UN-African Union Conference, said African resources should remain in Africa to support […]
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The UN will on June 1, honour peacekeepers, among them three Nigerians, at the global organisation’s headquarters to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The fallen Nigerian peacekeepers to be honoured includes Lt. Col. Ali Suleiman, who served with the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Others are […]
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