AFTER years of absence, the Nigerian Base Defence Company, deployed into the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) […]
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New Funding Streams Activated After Fifth Successive Failed Rainy Season In Somalia
START Network has announced US$4.2 million of new funding to help protect people in Somalia from ever-worsening drought. The payout is a result […]
Global Gateway: Team Europe strengthens support for the Gambia Renewable Energy Project
NEW Global Gateway grant of €24 million from the European Union to accelerate implementation of the Gambia Renewable Energy project; Project […]
Nigeria has strong democratic history of peaceful transition of power – UN
UN Spokesperson, Stephanie Dujarric has said that Nigeria has a very strong and proud democratic history of peaceful transition of […]
UN to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall
THE United Nations on Friday announced plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall. […]
UN seeks $84m to support African migrants
THE UN Migration Agency and partners are seeking $84 million dollars to provide humanitarian and development assistance to over one […]
Insurgency: UN ready to provide humanitarian response to vulnerable communities
THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed UN readiness in providing humanitarian response, especially […]
UN seeks $2.bn support for Somalia to address drought, famine
UN and partners on Wednesday solicited the support of international community to raise 2.6 billion dollars to assist some 7.6 […]
8 million people have fled Ukraine – UN aid chief
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths on Tuesday said nearly eight million people have fled Ukraine since the beginning of […]
Euthanasia: Don advises UN to criminalise assisted suicide worldwide
PROF. Bashir Omipidan of the Department of Private and Property Law, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN),has advised the United Nations (UN) […]
UN Dep. Secretary warns EU member states against cutting Afghanistan aid
DEPUTY UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has warned EU member states against cutting humanitarian aid for Afghanistan despite the ruling Taliban’s […]
WHO calls for action to protect children from contaminated medicines
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) calls for action for countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and […]
UN chief shocked, saddened by U.S. California mass shooting
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed shock and sadness by the mass shooting in Monterey Park in the U.S. state […]
Lake Chad reopening: UN official calls for humanitarian, devt efforts
THE UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms Joyce Msuya, has called for humanitarian, development, peace and stabilisation efforts as […]
UN envoy urges int’l support for Libya
THE Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has called for international support to help Libya overcome […]
Ukrainian First Lady joins Swiss President in opening plenary of World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
OLENA Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, has on Tuesday called for the restoration of international law and the UN […]
UN chief urges investment in people, prioritising education
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to invest in people and prioritise education. He made the call […]
New U.S. border measures ‘not in line with international standards’ – UNHCR
THE UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says plans by the Biden administration to expand restrictions on people seeking refuge in the […]
UN, partners unveil nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign
UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday unveiled a nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign targeting more than 15 […]
Burkina Faso authorities have no authority to expel official – UN Chief
THE UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed his confidence in Ms Barbara Manzi, the most senior UN official in Burkina […]
U.S. sanctions on Syria shouldn’t block humanitarian assistance – UN envoy
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen on Wednesday said that the U.S.-led Western sanctions on Syria should not block […]
ICSOE 2022 forum underlines urgent need for accelerated diversification in Central and Eastern Africa
THE joint Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts meeting organised by two offices of the UN Economic Commission for […]
Perennial rice – Targeting large-scale localization to adapt across different climates
THE global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, according to the UN’s recently-released World Population Prospects […]
Invest more in Africa’s Sahel or risk decades of armed conflict, UN warns
BY The UN has warned that without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades […]
GBV: UNFPA reinforces partnership with NAPTIP
THE UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has reinforced its partnership with National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) […]
African NGOs to reduce preventable deaths by a third and end AIDS by 2026 for communities across sub-Saharan Africa
MORE than Over 600 million people across the African continent are still not accessing basic healthcare, and the clock to […]
Global leaders to accelerate action to protect marine areas against climate change
GLOBAL leaders have expressed enthusiasm and commitment to accelerate action to protect marine areas against the effects of climate change […]
UN Women, others train women on dispute resolution mechanisms
WOMEN Humanitarian and Peace Fund (WHPF) and the UN Women have commenced the training of women and girls on early […]
Ganduje presents 2023 budget of N245bn to Kano Assembly
GOV. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has presented a budget of N245 billion for 2023 fiscal year to the State […]
UN seeks support for floods victims in Nigeria
THE United Nations (UN) on Thursday called on the international community to support Nigeria as it faces unprecedented floods, which […]
Impunity against journalists remains unacceptably high at 86% – UNESCO
THE UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on Wednesday renewed its call for all necessary measures to ensure that […]
We are driving digital inclusion in social security – NSITF
THE Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund has assured that the ongoing digitisation of its operations will promote digital inclusion and […]
UNESCO adopts Abuja Declaration as panacea to fake news
THE UNESCO on Friday adopted the Abuja Declaration that preferred global funding of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) as panacea […]
Why recent flooding is not affecting Lagos like other states – Gbenga Omotosho
THE Lagos Government says the recent floods in the country is not affecting the state due to its proactiveness and […]
UN expresses worry over impact of flooding in Nigeria
THE UN has expressed concern over the flooding in Nigeria, which has impacted the lives of more than 2.8 million […]
France brings back 40 children from camps in Syria
PARIS undertook new operations to repatriate its nationals from Kurdish-run camps in north-eastern Syria, with 40 children and 15 women […]