Tag: UN
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Trump rejects UN arms trade treaty approved by Obama
U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a UN arms trade treaty that was approved by his predecessor Barack Obama and is currently waiting in the Senate for ratification. “The UN will soon receive a formal notice that America is rejecting this treaty,” Trump said on Friday, addressing the National Rifle Association (NRA), a pro-gun group,…
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Sri Lanka Attack: CAN commiserates, charges UN to end terrorism
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commiserated with the government and people Sri Lanka, where more than 300 persons were killed on Easter Sunday church attacks. The Christian body also charged the United Nations, UN to devise ways of ending the menace of terrorism across the world. The President of CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle,…
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Digital investments need whole-of-government approach
Doreen Bogdan-Martin and Kate Wilson have said digital investments need a whole-of-government approach to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Doreen and Kate made this known in the foreword of the newly launched SDG Digital Investment Framework paper. According to them, the UN SDGs, set to be achieved by 2030, are…
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Africa records decline in maternal deaths – UN
The United Nations (UN) has disclosed that there is a decline in maternal deaths in Africa and The Gambia, lauding the efforts of governments of the continent in achieving this feat. The Gambia Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System, Ms. Seraphine Wekana made this disclosure during the Pan-African Youth Conference holding in Banjul, The…
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19 UN officials perished in Ethiopian airplane crash
No fewer than 19 United Nations officials were aboard the Ethiopian airplane that crashed on Sunday, the UN Department of Safety and Security in Kenya, has said. The World Food Programme (WFP) lost six staff, the Office of the High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) lost two, as did the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The Food…
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Nigeria re-elected UN Peacekeeping Committee chair
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has been re-elected Chair of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping known as C-34. Muhammad-Bande was re-elected by acclamation at the United Nations Headquarters in New York during opening of the 2019 Session. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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Onnoghen: UN faults Buhari, says decision to suspend, sack CJN should be by independent authority
Diego Garcia-Sayan, the United Nations special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, on Monday, said that On an independent authority has the right to suspend or remove a judge. This was said in a statement regarding the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari. In the…
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Onnoghen: SERAP writes UN, lambasts Buhari for flagrant abuse of judicial process
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) “to immediately take over from the Code of Conduct Tribunal the case of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen with a view to setting up a committee to investigate the allegations of breach of constitutional asset declaration requirements against him.”…
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UN sees increased prospects for peaceful, credible elections in Nigeria
The United Nations says that there are increased prospects that the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria will be peaceful and credible. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Chambas, said this in his latest briefing to the Security Council. Chambas said: “In…
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Nigeria lost $2.8 billion to ‘oil-related crimes’ in 2018 – UN
The United Nations says Nigeria lost an estimated 2.8 billion dollars in revenues in 2018, mainly due to oil-related crimes. This is according to a new ‘Report by the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)’ on Monday in New York. The report, which covered from…