Tag: Achim Steiner
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Reason for violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa revealed
The United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP) has disclosed that lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa.
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7.7 million people need urgent assistance in northeast Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) says the humanitarian crisis in northeast Nigeria has spread across the Lake Chad region and remains severe with 7.7 million people in urgent need of assistance. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the UN made this known on Thursday while revealing UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock will travel together…