Tag: UN
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UNGA President highlights importance of indigenous groups in protecting biodiversity
The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Abdulla Shahid, has highlighted the important roles indigenous groups play in protecting biodiversity. Shahid spoke at the opening of the 21st session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on Monday in New York.
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UN chief mourns Ex-Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Saturday, mourned the death of former President of the Republic of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, who died at the age of 90. Guterres, in a statement by his Associate Spokesperson, Ms Eri Kaneko said, he was saddened to learn about the death Kibaki. “He extends his deepest condolences to the Government…
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FG, UN, others collaborate to fight against illegal wildlife
The Federal Government, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and other relevant stakeholders have collaborated to create effective awareness in the fight against illegal wildlife and forest trade in Nigeria. Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi, Minister of Environment, made the commitment in Abuja while inaugurating the 2022 to 2026 National Strategy to Combat Wildlife and…
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Ukraine war: UN 2nd convoy reaches Sumy, Mariupol access impeded
The United Nations (UN) humanitarian agencies and partners on the ground in Ukraine, have arrived in the town of Sumy, in the country’s northeast on Thursday but access to the besieged and stricken city of Mariupol is yet to be reached. UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, while speaking with newsmen in New York, said the first…
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Helicopter crash: UN confirms death of 8 peacekeepers
UN on Tuesday confirmed that eight peacekeepers on board the helicopter that crashed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) died. UN Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, in a statement, said no one survived the crash. “With deep sadness we confirm that there are no survivors among the eight peacekeepers who were on board the…
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Ukraine reports deaths of over 2,000 civilians in war with Russia
At least 2,000 civilians have died since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the Ukrainian state emergency service says.
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3m Ukrainians already in need of humanitarian assistance – UN
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said an eight-year-long conflict in Eastern Ukraine had already made three million people to be in need of humanitarian assistance “on both sides of the contact line”.
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Ukraine Invasion: 25 killed, 102 injured in military airstrikes – UN
UN says it has received reports of at least 127 civilian casualties out of which 25 were killed and 102 injured in the Ukraine crisis caused by shelling and airstrikes. The UN rights agency, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said the number was very likely to be underestimated. Two…
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Leave what may be the most devastating war since the start of the century – UN tells Putin
UN has cautioned the Russian President on bringing war
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UN pledges more support for IDPs in DR Congo’s Ituri province
United Nations (UN) top peacekeeping official, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has stated that the UN will work together with the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as other partners, in ensuring security in the eastern part of the country, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN’s top peacekeeping official,