Tag: UNITED NATIONS
Alleged Human Rights Violations: UN Calls For Rights Groups Access To...
The United Nations has again called for full access to Ethiopia's Tigray region to investigate alleged human rights violations.
Terrorism: UN Security Council Condemns Massacre Of Nigerian Farmers By Boko...
The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist killing of 43 farmers in Borno State on Saturday.
Ethiopia: UN Warns Of War Crimes In Spiralling Conflict
The United Nations warned Friday of possible war crimes in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, after 10 days of fighting that the...
Somalia: U.N, EU, Others Call For Hold Elections Next Year
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, UNSOM has
called on Somalia to hold an elections by the end of 2020 or early...
Refugees At ‘Increased Risk’ From Extreme Weather Due To Climate Change
Humanitarian
agencies at the United Nations, UN climate summit in Madrid say refugee camps
in Africa and Asia are increasingly being damaged by extreme...
Racism, Xenophobia: President UNGA Says No African Country Is Silent On...
The President of the UN General
Assembly, UNGA Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says no African country is silent on
racism and xenophobia, as all nations on...
Healthcare: WHO Calls For Urgent Action To Reduce Patient Harm
The
World Health Organisation WHO has called for urgent action to combat patient
harm, which causes millions of preventable deaths annually.
United Nations Wants FG To Seek Quick Solution To Violence
The
United Nations, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary
executions, Agnes Callamard has called on the Federal Government and the
international community to...
Humanitarian Aids: Lack Of Funds Forces Closure Of UN Programmes In...
Lack
of funds has forced the United Nations, UN to closedown life-saving aid
programmes in Yemen.
UN
Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise...
Libya: United Nations Working Towards Permanent Ceasefire
The
United Nations, UN says it is working assiduously toward a permanent ceasefire
in Libya following a two-day humanitarian truce partially observed by the...
Libya Crisis: Government Ready For Conditional Eid Truce
The Libyan government says it is
willing to accept a truce in fighting around Tripoli for the Muslim festival of
Eid al-Adha that starts...
Somali Attack: Ugandan Troops Arrive In Mogadishu To Beef Up Security...
The United Nations, UN has said that six hundreds twenty
five Ugandan peacekeepers had arrived in Mogadishu to begin duties of
supporting the UN...
Somalia: U.N Chief Condemns Terror Attacks In Mogadishu
United Nations, UN Secretary General António Guterres has condemned the deadly terror attacks in Somalia. Reports say the attacks targeted the offices...
Open Defecation: UNICEF Partners FG To Tackle Practice
The United Nations Children Fund UNICEF says it is partnering with the Federal Government in tackling open defecation in the country.
UNICEF Communication Specialist, Geoffrey...
Gender: UN Says Responsive Urban Planning Key To Achieve Sustainable Cities
A United Nations official, Angela Mwai, on today said gender responsive urban planning was key to ensuring that cities were sustainable.
Mwai, who was a...
Burkina Faso: United Nations Condemns Deadly Attack On Church
Top UN officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, have condemned Sunday’s deadly attack on a Catholic church in Burkina Faso.
At least six people, including the...
Libya: United Nations Security Council Pushes For Cease-Fire
The United Nations U.N. Security
Council has urged the parties to stop shooting and rejoin U.N.-led political
negotiations, as the fight for the Libyan...
