THE United Nations has issued a stark warning that Gaza is teetering on the brink of mass starvation, as an ongoing Israeli aid blockade, coupled with ceaseless bombardment, has left civilians desperate for food, water, and medical supplies. Since the…
At least one UN staffer has been killed and at least five others injured following an explosion at two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Several of the injured staffers are reported to…
UNITED Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group expands. The rebels have already seized the…
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday called for multilateral efforts toward ending all forms of racism, prejudice, and religious bigotry. The organisation made the call in Abuja at an event organised by the UN Information Centre in collaboration with UNESCO, the German…
THE United Nations in Afghanistan on Thursday confirmed that it received credible reports that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province. The UN statement said Tuesday’s airstrikes were a violation…
THE General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global treaty aimed at strengthening international cooperation to combat cybercrime and protecting societies from digital threats. The agreement on the legally binding treaty marked the…
THE United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), has charged African artists to be agents for the protection of human rights on the continent. Mrs Adewoa Kufuor, a Senior Human Rights Adviser, OHCHR made the call on Friday in Abuja…
AS COP29 wraps up today, the question remains: did the world’s youth, particularly in Africa, receive the attention they deserve? A new survey, the 2024 African Youth Survey, reveals that climate change is at the forefront of their concerns, with the…
Venezuela authoritarian government has plunged the South American country into one of the worst human rights crises in recent history, according to a UN report published on Tuesday. “We are witnessing an intensification of the state’s repressive machinery in response…
THE humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has announced 6 million dollars from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno,…
