Tag: United Nations
IGAD condemns attacks on UN compound in Somalia
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an eight-member East African bloc, on Saturday condemned the attack on the UN compound…
2019: UN appeals for $21.9 bn in aid
The UN has appealed for 21.9 billion dollars to address 21 humanitarian crises worldwide in 2019, including four billion dollars…
UN to carry out human rights review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights is to be carried out by UN’s Human Rights Council (HRC) to…
UN begins movement to Abuja UN house
The UN family in Nigeria says it has begun partial movement to the UN House Abuja, eight years after the…
700m people unable to meet basic daily needs – UN
No fewer than 700 million people are still being left behind and are unable to meet their basic daily needs,…
Nigerian humanitarian crisis: UN calls for closer collaboration
The United Nations (UN) on Friday called for stronger partnership with stakeholders to address humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram…
UN hails 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winners
The UN has hailed the award of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize jointly to UN Goodwill Ambassador Nadia Murad and…
UN Grateful To Obasanjo for Peaceful Transition in Liberia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed gratitude to former Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo for his mediation role in ensuring smooth…
UN wants selfies to make world leaders face cost of war
The UN is asking people around the world to take selfies and add their names to a petition calling on…
Post-election violence: ‘Exercise restraint’, UN tells Zimbabwe
The UN has called on Zimbabwe’s leaders to reject any form of violence after reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election…
UN marks Mandela’s 100th birthday
The UN will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, taking stock…
UN envoy cautions Israel, Palestine against war
UN envoy on the Middle East Peace Process, Mr Nickolay Mladenov, has urged Israelis and Palestinians to pull back from…
South Sudan: 232 killed, 120 women, girls raped – UN
The UN has accused South Sudan government forces and allies of killing 232 civilians and raping 120 women and girls…
UN says 815 million people hungry all over the world
No fewer than 815 million people are hungry in the world, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Report 2018 has revealed.
TB kills over 1.6m people annually – UN
The UN has said no fewer than 1.6 million people are killed annually by tuberculosis and the disease would cost…