THE United Nations, UN, Secretary-General, António Guterres has condemned the killing of about 200 people in the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho at the weekend, which left a further 140 injured. It was gathered that the attack was the latest terror attack by the Al Qaeda-linked militant group known as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, JNIM, … Read more
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners have inaugurated an initiative, the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (JOSP), in Somalia to improve food security and climate resilience. The JOSP aimed to build resilience against climate shocks in communities along the Shabelle River by enhancing access to water, reducing drought and flood risk, … Read more
THE United Nations has commenced a stakeholder workshop on insecurity, crime, and drug abuse in Zamfara State. The workshop, organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Nigeria Country Office, began Monday at the Government House in Gusau. A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Idris, disclosed that the workshop … Read more
Participants during the dialogue THE United Nations (UN) has promised to support the Federal Government and business entities in Nigeria in fights against human rights violations. Ms Adwoa Kufor, Senior Human Rights Advisor to the UN in Nigeria said this during the National Dialogue on Tackling Human Rights Issues, on Tuesday in Abuja. She underscored the need … Read more
UNITED Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres says Africa must have a seat at every multilateral forum, including the UN Security Council, the international financial system, and other global norm-setting structures. He made this known on Saturday, in his message on the 2024 Africa Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Africa Day is observed … Read more
THE United Nations Women Representative to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ms. Beatrice Eyong, said that security challenges arising from armed conflict, insurgency, banditry, and kidnappings across the country had exacerbated the prevalence of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria. Eyong, in her welcome address in Abuja on Thursday at the … Read more
UN humanitarians said about 750,000 people were affected by flooding in eastern Africa, with 234,000 displaced and more than 236 killed. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said local authorities in Kenya reported more than 285,000 people were affected nationwide. “The United Nations and our partners are supporting the government-led response … Read more
THE Group of Seven (G7) leading Western industrialized nations are supporting an ambitious UN agreement to reduce plastics, a German minister said on Tuesday. “As industrialised countries, we have a special obligation to curb the effects of the massive pollution crisis. “As G7 countries, we are committed to reducing global plastic production and consumption,” German … Read more
United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed says efforts must be made to address the underlying causes of terrorism and rebuild communities affected by the menace across Africa. She said that terrorists were not born, but created by the environment due to social exclusion, inequality and relegation of human rights. The UN chief spoke … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will on Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity disclosed this Sunday in a statement. According to him, Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is organising the high-level African counter-terrorism summit under … Read more