Tag: UN
Ebola strikes fourth American as UN steps up response
The US prepared Friday to fly home a cameraman who contracted Ebola in Liberia, as the head of the UN’s…
Ebola: 7,178 cases, 3,338 deaths recorded in West Africa
The United Nations on Thursday said the number of cases of the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa had risen…
At UN, Cuba slams US sanctions
Cuba on Saturday slammed the United States for applying unilateral sanctions as a foreign policy instrument — like the five-decade…
Modi invokes ancient Indian tradition in UN debut
India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN debut Saturday presented a worldview shaped by ancient tradition, promoting multilateralism…
EU, UN Unite Against Drug Trafficking In Nigeria
Simon Ateba The European Union, EU, and the United Nations, UN, will continue to support the fight against drug trafficking…
2015 Elections will be best in Nigeria – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the international community that next year’s general elections in Nigeria will be conducted in accordance…
Jonathan calls for urgent UN reform against terrorism
President Goodluck Jonathan declared in New York on Wednesday that pressing challenges to global peace and security have made it…
Security Council: Ebola threatens world peace
The UN Security Council on Thursday declared the Ebola outbreak a threat to world peace and called on countries to…
UN Security Council to take action on Ebola
Describing the Ebola outbreak as a threat to world peace, the UN Security Council is set to adopt a resolution…
100 million people saved from hunger in 10 years – UN
The number of hungry people in the world has dropped by 100 million over the last 10 years, though one…
Liberia dismisses 10 officials for abandoning Ebola fight
Liberia’s leader Sunday said she had sacked 10 senior government officials who defied an order to return to the west…
EU to implement peace programme in Northern Nigeria
The United Nations Women Representatives to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mrs Grace Ongile, said European Union would implement a programme to…
Ebola vaccine for health workers by November – UN
An Ebola vaccine could be available by November for health workers, hard-hit by the killer disease, with testing of two…
World ‘losing battle’ to contain Ebola – MSF
International medical agency Medecins sans Frontieres said Tuesday the world was “losing the battle” to contain Ebola as the United…
UN confirms 43 peacekeepers seized in Syria
The United Nations confirmed that an armed group captured 43 UN peacekeepers on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights…
Months needed to repair facilities in Gaza – UN
United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Sunday on a visit to Iran that it will take months to repair…
FG open to negotiation to free Chibok Girls – UN
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Professor Joy Ogwu, says the Federal Government is still open to negotiation to…
Gaza toll hits 798 as 15 killed at UN shelter
Fifteen people were killed Thursday when Israeli fire hit a UN shelter in Gaza, as the Palestinian toll in the…
UN, US call for immediate truce as Gaza toll tops 500
The UN Security Council called for an “immediate ceasefire” as Israel pressed on with a blistering assault on Gaza on…
President Jonathan kicks off Safe School Initiative
President Jonathan has kicked off the Safe School Initiative, a programme designed to build confidence in young Nigerians and their…
Long-term foreign help needed to stop Boko Haram
Nigeria needs foreign help to defeat Boko Haram, a senior intelligence source told AFP on Friday, as the country’s top…
UN report: World faces ‘water-energy’ crisis
Surging populations and economies in the developing world will cause a double crunch in demand for water and energy in…
South Sudan accuses Khartoum of stalling AU talks
A UN deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks on oil and other critical issues looked likely to…
World Food Prices At Fresh High, Says FAO
World food prices rose to a record high in January, according to the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). The…