Tag: UN
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Nigerian beauty Queen moves to promote UN SDGs through pet project
Miss Evelyn Chigozie, a Nigerian Beauty pageant Queen 3, has moved to promote the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through her pet project. The queen, who is also the current Miss Africa United Nations, a contest which she won sometimes in May at the 10th edition of the UN pageant, identified her pet…
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Russian attacks on Ukraine could be war crimes – UN
UN Human Rights Office in Geneva on Tuesday said the spate of recent deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine could be classified as war crimes. The UN spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani said “attacks targeting civilians and objects indispensable to the survival of civilians are prohibited under international humanitarian law.
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ITU elects first female scribe
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have elected Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the USA as the organisation’s next Secretary-General.
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2023: UN seek protection for women for effective participation
The UN Women has called for protection for women to enable them exercise their franchise before and during the 2023 General Elections. Mr Peter Mancha, the Programme Manager, Women, Peace and Security (WPS) UN Women, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday. Mancha made the call on the sidelines of…
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FAO officials to arrive Nigeria today for food security agenda
In order to improve the governance of the food system in the country, United Nations (FAO) assistant director-general, Abebe Haile-Gabriel and the deputy director of the office of emergencies and resilience, Shukri Ahmed will visit Nigeria today Monday for the food security agenda.
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NOA partners EU Initiative to improve Gender Violence advocacy
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in partnership with the European (EU)-United Nations (UN) Spotlight Initiative, said it was committed to ending violence against women, girls and children in Ebonyi. Dr Desmond Onwo, NOA’s Director in the state, said this at the closing of a two-week Advocacy Dialogue with the traditional, religious leaders, youths and community…
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Tweet: UN calls for release of Saudi woman jailed for 34 years
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed outrage over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman, Ms Salma Al-Shehab charged with following and retweeting so-called dissidents and activists. Doctoral student Al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in jail, followed by a 34-year travel ban in connection with a series of…
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UN chief, António Guterres appoints Nigerian Gbenga Sesan on Internet Governance Forum
UN Secretary General António Guterres has appointed a Nigerian social entrepreneur, Gbenga Sesan to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. The UN chief also appointed nine other high-level and eminent persons to serve on the IGF Panel for two-year term during the 2022 to 2023 IGF cycles. Spokesman for the Secretary-General,…
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UN Chief Guterres congratulates Kenya on peaceful elections
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated the people of Kenya for the peaceful voting during the general elections on August 9. Mr Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General said this at a news conference on Thursday at UN headquarters in New York. “He trusts that all political stakeholders and the Kenyan people will continue to…
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Hiroshima bombing @77: UN chief calls for global nuclear disarmament
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday called for global nuclear disarmament, saying it is totally unacceptable for states in possession of nuclear weapons to admit the possibility of a nuclear war. Guterres said this in Japan at a Peace Memorial Ceremony, marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. “Nuclear weapons are…