UN strongly condemns Kagara school attack
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Wednesday’s deadly attack by gunmen on the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger. No fewer than 27 were kidnapped […]
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UN says N.Korea is pushing ahead with nuclear development
North Korea is pushing ahead with its nuclear weapons programme in spite of international sanctions, according to an internal UN report. Pyongyang has “maintained and […]
UN calls for peaceful polls in Uganda
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed concern over reports of violence and tensions in parts of Uganda ahead of Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary elections in […]
UN calls for preventive measures against future pandemics
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged the world to start thinking about the next pandemic as it strives to recover from the current one. […]
Ethiopian Crisis: Artillery strikes killing hundreds of civilians, warns UN rights chief
Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full access granted to independent investigators, […]
COVID-19: AU, UN renew Africa’s appeal for $100bn global support
The United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) have renewed Africa’s appeal for $100 billion (N38 trillion) annually to support its recovery from the […]
Anti-piracy war: UN applauds Nigeria’s leadership role, SPOMO Act, Deep Blue Project
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a specialised agency of the UN responsible for regulating shipping, has extolled Nigeria’s leadership role in the quest for security […]
UN donates hygiene items to disabled people in Mongolia
The United Nations (UN) has donated hygiene supplies to people with disabilities in Mongolia on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities […]
UN commission removes cannabis from list of risky narcotics
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has removed cannabis from the most dangerous category of drugs, where it had been placed for 59 years, […]
Over 110 Rice Farmers Killed in Borno, Says UN
The United Nations has said that the gruesome attack against civilians carried out by Boko Haram insurgents in villages near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital […]