Tag: United Nation
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Buhari condoles with UN, family over passing of renowned Demographer, Morah
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and staff of the multilateral institution and agencies, over the loss of revered demographer, Dr Benson Morah, 78. The president, in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, commiserated with the family, friends and professional associates of the…
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UN chief pledges to make 2023 “a year of peace”
United Nation (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres on Monday, pledged to make 2023 “a year for peace” and a “year for action”, highlighting the need for practical solutions to a raft of pressing problems facing all regions of the world. Guterres who made the pledge at the end of year press conference at UN Headquarters,…
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UN Chief, Antonio Guterres says UN-AU collaboration best ever
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded the collaboration between the UN and the African Union (AU), describing it as the best ever, but warned that major challenges were imminent. Guterres said at a Security Council meeting on cooperation between the UN and the AU that in the 20 years since its creation, the…
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Ukraine reclaims more territory in region captured by Russia
Ukraine said its forces have retaken more settlements in Kherson, one of four partially Russian-occupied regions that President Vladimir Putin formally incorporated into Russia in Europe’s biggest annexation since World War II. With Russian forces retreating from front lines in the south and east, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a late Wednesday address that…
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Female genital mutilation: Egypt’s Coptic Church collaborates with UN to end practice
The Egypt Coptic Orthodox is collaborating with the UN to end all forms of violence against women, including female genital mutilation around the world, the supreme head of the church has announced. Pope Tawadros 11, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, made the announcement in Cairo on Friday when he…
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Ukraine War: “We must stand in solidarity with the Afghan people” – UN official
Achim Steine, a senior United Nations official on Wednesday called on the international community not to forget the situation in Afghanistan amid a global focus on the war in Ukraine. “While the world’s attention is turned to Ukraine and the ripple effect from that war, we must also stand in solidarity with the Afghan people,”…
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OB Lulu-Briggs Foundation Calls For Greater Attention To Basic Needs As World Marks Day Of Older Persons
The O. B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation has called for greater attention to the basic needs of older persons in the country as the World marked the United Nations International Day of Older Persons on October 1, 2021. Mrs. Ineba Tongkam, the Foundation’s Coordinator of Programmes made the call during a media programme commemorating this year’s International…
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Rann: UN confirms death of eight Nigerian security personnel, evacuates humanitarian workers
The United Nations has confirmed that at least eight Nigerian security personnel were killed in the attack. The UN in a statement by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, also confirmed the withdrawal of aid workers from the community. “The Secretary-General condemns the killing of three aid workers last night in Rann town in…