Tag: UN
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Financial crisis: UN cuts spending, freezes hiring
The UN says it has been forced to cut spending, freeze hiring and scale back some services as the global organisation faces a worsening cash crisis. Member States on Monday, urged members to pay up, warning that the deepening financial crisis threatened the world body’s ability to carry out vital work.
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UN cash-strapped as U.S. owes $1.5bn dues, others $900m
The UN says it is undergoing some dire financial strain amid growing global challenges, Secretary-General António Guterres has said. Guterres, while briefing Member States in New York on Monday about the state of the multilateral body,
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UN, EU convene strategic meeting to support Nigeria
Building on the global partnership approach between the United Nations and the European Union, the UN and the EU in Nigeria have convened a strategic partnership meeting to strengthen collaboration and improve efficiency and coordination in delivering on shared priorities in support of Nigeria. Convened by the Head of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria…
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UN rights commissioner condemns mosque attack in Niger
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, western Niger. No fewer than 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured in the attack on Friday.
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SAD! One woman, girl k!lled every 10 minutes worldwide – UN Women
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25, the report Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides by UN Women and UNODC reveals that femicide—the most extreme form of violence against women and girls—remains pervasive in the world. Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in…
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United Nations’SDGs requires a fundamental review- Ajero
As the United Nations (UN) approaches the critical 2030 deadline for its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a renewed focus is emerging around the need to fine-tune the ambitious objectives to include the often-overlooked human dimension.
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UNGA79: Nigeria demands UN Security Council seat
Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, says Nigeria has earned the right to become a member of the UN Security Council after contributing to 41 peacekeeping missions, deploying over 200,000 troops. Badaru said this, in his address at the Summit of the Future interactive dialogue 2, titled:
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Maiduguri Flood: UN raises alarm over possible outbreak of cholera, Malnutrition in IDP Camps
The United Nations has raised the alarm over the possibility of an outbreak of Cholera disease at emergency Internally Displaced Person camps in Maduguri, Borno State as a result of reported flooding in the state.
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UN diplomacy: Half peace, better than no peace – By Owei Lakemfa
THE visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea and the United States yelling against it have diverted world attention this week. It has drawn attention from the immediate needs and steps to save Palestinian lives, especially those of babies and children. How does Putin visiting his North Korean ally, Kim Jong Un, constitute a…
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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to consider Palestine’s full membership
The UN General Assembly, in a meeting convened on Friday in New York, has urged the Security Council to give “ favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request The emergency special session on the Gaza crisis overwhelmingly passed a resolution that upgrades Palestine’s right