Tag: United Nations
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Nigerians commends UN over Obieze’s appointment as Special Envoy
Some Nigerians on Thursday has commended the United Nations (UN) International Peace and Governance Council (UN-IPGC) for appointing Dr Chimbo Obieze as Special Envoy on Sustainable Peace Education to Anambra. They said that Obieze deserved the special recognition having given more than 2,000 needy pupils in Anambra scholarships. Dr Farzam Kamalabadi, UN-IPGC Africa Head of…
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UN seeks funding to implement humanitarian plan for Northeast Nigeria
The United Nations said funding was required to implement the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to address humanitarian needs of people in the Northeast Nigeria. UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, at a news conference on Tuesday in New York, said 1.1 billion dollars would be required to fund the HRP. According to him, only 37 per…
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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2022: NPF, FirstBank salutes the power of youths
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Friday celebrated International Youth Day 2022 by saluting the power of young people across the world. On its Twitter page, the NPF said, “today, the International Youth Day 2022, we salute the power, potential, and enthusiasm of young people worldwide.” The UN General Assembly started International Youth Day in…
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WAR: UN warns Russia over attack on external facilities in Ukraine
The United Nations has warned Russia to stop attacking its facilities in Ukraine, describing its latest action as suicidal. Russia had sent rocket fire around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in central Ukraine. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that “any attack on nuclear power plants is a suicidal thing.”
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Russia vs Ukraine: President Zelensky orders Ukrainians to vacate Donetsk region
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has given orders to Ukrainians living in the eastern parts of the Donetsk region to evacuate the area. Zelensky fears that the fight could escalate in those areas in the coming days. The Ukrainian president made this known while speaking during a late-night address on Saturday night in Kyiv.
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Spread of Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped with right strategies – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the rapid spread of the Monkeypox outbreak could be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups. WHO Technical Lead on Monkeypox, Dr Rosamund Lewis, said at a press briefing at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva that countries should act fast to stop the…
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UN holds Nelson Mandela International Day in New York
Member States of the United Nations on Monday gathered at the UN headquarters in New York to observe Nelson Mandela International Day, a celebration for everyone to take action and inspire change in their communities.
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WPD: UN announces world population to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15
In a statement released on Monday in New York by the United Nations (UN) to mark the 2022 World Population Day (WPD), the UN announced that the world’s population is expected to reach eight billion on Nov. 15. Newsmen reports that WPD was established by the Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989.…
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Zelenskyy urges Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has accused Russia of becoming “a terrorist” state carrying out “daily terrorist acts” and urged Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations. In a virtual address to the U.N. Security Council, Zelenskyy urged the U.N. to establish an international tribunal to investigate “the actions of Russian occupiers on Ukrainian soil” and to…
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UN calls for probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Akleh
UN senior officials on Wednesday called for an investigation into the killing of a well-known Al Jazeera correspondent, Ms Shireen Abu Akleh. The veteran Palestinian-American journalist, 51, was fatally shot while reporting on an Israeli military operation in the West Bank town of Jenin. Her producer also was wounded, according to media reports.