Tag: United Nations
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UN deputy chief, Amina Mohammed travels to Nigeria
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has travelled to Nigeria to attend the 2022 Annual Conference of the Institute of Directors. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General said this at a news conference at the UN headquarters, New York, on Wednesday. Haq said Mohammed would also undertake a series of meetings on the…
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UN donates $10.5m to Nigeria to cushion the effect of flood
The United Nations yesterday announced the release of a total sum of $10.5 million US dollars (about N4.6 billion) to cushion the effect of the flood in Nigeria. The United Nations (UN) noted that the said released fund ($10.5million) came from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to alleviate…
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Soldier runs amok, kills colleague, humanitarian worker
A soldier of the 25 Task Force Brigade in Borno ran amok on Thursday and shot a female humanitarian aid worker to death while injuring a UN pilot.
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My regret coming to Nigeria for global tourism confab – UNWTO boss
Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary- General has expressed a regret coming to Nigeria for the Organisation’s first Global Conference on Linking Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries.
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To migrants, watery graves, to humanity, a boiling world – By Owei Lakemfa
TRAGEDY. Unimaginable tragedy. What is most tragic to me is not the number of migrants including children from the underdeveloped countries that have gone down the sea to watery graves trying to reach Europe. Yes, this year alone, over 1,200 went on a final dip, never to resurface again, or if they did, only as corpses.
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Ex-UN official jailed 15 years for drugging, raping women
A former UN official who drugged and raped an unconscious women over two decades during humanitarian missions in the Middle East was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on Friday. Karim Elkorany, 38, sexually assaulted at least 20 women most of them close friends during work trips to Iraq, Egypt and while home in the United…
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UN expresses worry over impact of flooding in Nigeria
The UN has expressed concern over the flooding in Nigeria, which has impacted the lives of more than 2.8 million men, women and children.
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How 58 million Africans ‘ll face extreme poverty In 2022- UNCTAD
Following an expectation that Africa’s economic activity would expand by a moderate 2.7% in 2022 and 2.4% in 2023, as a result of a rebound of 5.1% in 2021, 58 million Africans will be thrown into extreme poverty. This was revealed by the United Nations Conference On Trade And Development (UNCTAD), in its 2022 report.…
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Biden to address UN on 2nd day of General Assembly
U.S President, Joe Biden is due to address the 77th General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. In a break with tradition, Biden’s appearance came on the second day of the high-level annual diplomatic event instead of the first, the delay was due to Biden’s attendance of Queen Elizabeth II’s state…
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UN tasks envoys on investment in infrastructure to boost Africa’s market growth
Mr Siddharth Chatterjee, Coordinator of the United Nations Development System in China, has stressed the need for adequate investment in infrastructure development to boost the market growth in Africa. Chatterjee said this a reception for new Ambassadors and their spouses organised by Amb. Baba Ahmad Jidda, Ambassador of Nigeria to China. Chatterjee said, “If you…