Tag: United Nations
UN wants billionaires taxed to help poor
The United Nations on Thursday called for a tax on billionaires to help raise more than $400 billion a year…
Reducing The Threat Of Sickle Cell Disease
By Biliqis Bakare In line with the United Nations [UN] 2008 declaration, June 19 every year is observed as the…
The World closes in on Boko Haram militants
Less than 24 hours after the United States labelled three leaders of the Boko Haram sect, terrorists, more trouble appears…
Rio+20 summit: The main outcomes
Following are the main outcomes from the 10-day UN Conference on Sustainable Development, which ended Friday in Rio de Janeiro,…
Brazil President To Lead Trade Mission To Nigeria
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil has accepted an invitation from President Goodluck Jonathan to visit Nigeria before the end of…
Niger, Chad, Mali face hunger prospect, says FAO
In its latest global food forecast for this year, the UN’s food agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has predicted…
FRSC Joins UN Body On Road Safety
The World Health Organisation has admitted the Federal Road Safety Corps as a member of the United Nations Road Safety…
AI thumbs down UN, calls for arms trade treaty
The courage shown by protesters in the past 12 months has been matched by a failure of leadership thatmakes the…
Nigeria, India lead world in maternal deaths
Nigeria and India jointly account for 20 per cent of global maternal deaths, though better care has cut the number…
Syria refuses to submit torture report to UN
Syria’s authorities have refused to submit a report on torture in the country to a United Nations committee scheduled to…
Cross River To Host African Tourism Ministers
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has made a request to Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, to host its…
Under fire G/Bissau junta backpedals
The junta in Guinea Bissau on Saturday said its plan for a two-year transition had only been a suggestion, in…
Piracy: Nigeria Begins Domestication Of Treaties
The draft of a bill that would enable Nigeria to prosecute waterways robbers and sea pirates was presented to maritime…
Jonathan Promises High-Level Advocacy To Improve Maternal and Child Health
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan pledged Thursday in New York that as co-chair of the new United Nations Commission on Vital…
Curbing The Menace Of Human Trafficking —Mamud Hassan
The global escalation of forced labour, human trafficking and violation of women and children`s rights is quite upsetting. United Nations…