Tag: United Nations
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UN allocates $20m to ramp up food security in Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of Nigeria.
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UN chief congratulates Tinubu, seeks stronger ties with Nigeria
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his inauguration as the 16th Nigerian President. The Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said this while fielding question from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent at UN headquarters in New York. “Nigeria is an important partner of…
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War: Over one Million Sudanese are displaced – UN
About one million Sudanese have been displaced due to fighting between rival military factions in the country, UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says.
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UN seeks $2.6bn for humanitarian needs in Sudan
The United Nations humanitarian response plan is seeking nearly 2.56 billion dollars to help people affected by the crisis in Sudan, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U.N. refugee agency is also seeking more funding to assist those forced to flee. “Today, 25 million people, more than half the population of Sudan,…
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TNG Deal Breakers: What is in an Earth Day?
The Earth is that planet where we live and work as inhabitants. So, we could actually say that humans are guests of the Earth because it provides them accommodation to develop themselves and add value to the existing structures they met in a lawful, aligning and developing manner. But have we achieved this task?
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Reason for violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa revealed
The United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP) has disclosed that lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa.
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“4.3 million Nigerian girls are at risk of female genital mutilation this year”- UN
The United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Population Fund have said 4.3 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year and the number is projected to reach 4.6 million by 2030. This was as the two agencies pointed out that Nigeria accounts for the third-highest number of women and…
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UN calls for investigation into allegations of forced abortions done by the Nigerian Army
The United Nations has urged the Nigerian authorities to investigate reports of systemic and coerced abortions allegedly perpetrated by its army since 2013, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said. An investigation by the Reuters news agency published on Wednesday revealed that the abortions carried out on women and girls with pregnancies ranging from a few…
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Guterres appoints Nigerian Balogun-Alexander UN Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of Ms Olufunmilayo Balogun-Alexander of Nigeria as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste, with the host Government’s approval. Guterres, in a statement, stated that Balogun-Alexander’s appointment is with immediate effect as she takes up her post on Dec. 1, 2022.
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COP 27: The real deal at the Red Sea – By Dakuku Peterside
In the Holy books of the Abrahamic religions of Christianity and Islam, the Red Sea is symbolic as a place of significant events and the beginning of liberation from oppression. Will the Red Sea town of Sharm El Sheik be recorded in history as a place of significance in the quest of humanity to save…