Tag: UN
30m babies on the brink of death – UN
Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialised care to survive beyond the…
One in every nine people suffers hunger globally -UN Deputy Secretary Gen
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has told a top panel on humanitarian aid that maintaining a “fire-fighting approach is…
Climate Change: We are running out of time, we must agree on action now -UN Secretary Gen.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said it will “not only be immoral, but suicidal”, should the world body fail to…
Sanction erring peace keepers, Nigeria urges UN
Nigeria has condemned acts of crime by UN officials saying, it would continue to advocate that officials found culpable of…
164 UN member-states unanimously adopt Global Migration Compact
A total of 164 UN member-countries attending the two-day Intergovernmental Conference on Migration on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco, unanimously adopted…
$1trn paid in bribes, $2.6trn stolen annually – UN
The UN says one trillion dollars are paid in bribes annually, while another 2.6 trillion are stolen, all due to…
UN General Assembly Rejects U.S. resolution condemning Hamas
A General Assembly resolution put forward by the United States condemning the activities of Hamas and other militant groups in…
UN condemns gang-rape of 125 women, girls in South Sudan
The UN has condemned a series of brutal sexual assaults on 125 women and girls, travelling on the road to…
UN scribe mourns Bush
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed sadness at the news of the death of former U.S. President, George H.W. Bush,…
UN chief condemns students’ abduction in Cameroon
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned Monday’s reported kidnapping of students and staff of a secondary school in Bamenda,…
UN slams U.S., demands end to embargo on Cuba
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of condemning the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against…
UN welcomes reconciliation of South Sudan’s president, rebel leader
UN has welcomed the reconciliation of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his estranged Deputy and opposition leader, Riek Machar…
1,100 journalists murdered over a decade – UN
No fewer than 1,100 journalists were murdered over a decade in the , the UN has said.
Darfur attacks: UN urges Sudan to prosecute security forces
A UN watchdog has urged Sudan to prosecute security forces for attacks in Darfur from 2014 to 2016.
Migration: UN launches radio series to sensitise vulnerable Nigerians
The UN migration agency has launched a radio series in Nigeria to sensitise vulnerable people seeking to pursue economic opportunities…
Austria backs out of UN global migration pact
Austria on Wednesday backed out of a UN pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between…
1.4m people migrate to cities weekly – UN
The UN says no fewer than 1.4 million people migrate every week to cities around the world. Secretary-General António Guterres…
Somalis urged to seek homegrown solutions to problems
The UN senior envoy in Somalia has called on Somalis to pursue homegrown solutions to their problems amid tensions between…
United Nations begins road safety advocacy
Dr Sydney Ibeanusi, Country Director, United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety and Traffic Injury Prevention in Nigeria has…
U.S., UN disagree over fate of Caravan migrants
The United States and United Nations have disagreed over the fate of over 7,000 Central-American refugees now on the march…
Nigeria endorses UN Road Traffic Convention
The UN says Nigeria is the 78th country to assent to the ‘Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals’ as…
UN regrets U.S. withdrawal from postal agency
The United Nations specialised agency, Universal Postal Union (UPU), which coordinates the global postal system, has expressed “regret” over U.S.…
Boko Haram: Nigeria galvanises global support for IDPs
Nigeria has, again, brought the devastations, caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, to the attention of the…
World population to grow another 2.2bn by 2050 – UN survey
The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between 2018 and 2050, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has…
Africa is ‘on the rise’ – Guterres
Africa is “on the move and on the rise” with communities coming together to resolve their problems and offer mutual…
‘Virginity testing’ a human rights violation – UN
A group of United Nations agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess…
UN allocates $34.6m to help Afghan drought
The United Nations has allocated 34.6 million dollars to support drought-affected Afghans, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of…
Cholera outbreak kills 42 in Somalia
An outbreak of cholera acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency…
‘Stop arbitrary expulsion of West African migrants’
The UN Special Rapporteur on Migration, Mr Felipe Morales, has called on Algeria to halt the collective expulsion of thousands…
UN resolution paves way for mass use of driverless cars
A resolution to ensure the safe use of automated vehicles has been passed at the UN Economic Commission for Europe…