United Nations

UN: Floods Raise Number of Food Insecure Nigerians Above 19.5 Million

"Anambra is the state most affected by the worst floods in Nigeria for more than a decade."

2 years ago

UN: With 100m Still Living Below Poverty Line, Nigeria Not on Track to Attaining Sustainable Development Goals

Mr. Mathias Schmale on Wednesday said Nigeria currently lags behind in terms of reaching many of the SDGs 2030 targets.

2 years ago

UN Advocates Continued International Cooperation to Tackle Drug Trade

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has advocated for continued international cooperation to curb illicit drug trade and…

2 years ago

Rita Agu: United Nations Did Well to Take a Stand Against Russia

The UN General Assembly held a rare emergency session, in line with the adoption of resolution 377A(V), widely known as ‘Uniting…

3 years ago

Nigeria Humanitarian Fund: $23.8 million Allocated for Critical Humanitarian Needs in North East

The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) is allocating $23.8 million to 75 eligible humanitarian partners, including national non-governmental organisations, to help…

3 years ago

UN: We Are Living in Climate Emergency Times

The United Nations has said that the world has passed the stage of possibility of climate emergency but at a…

3 years ago

CAR in Dire Need of Humanitarian Assistance, UN Says

The United Nations says the Central African Republic is in a desperate humanitarian situation, with more than half of the nearly five…

3 years ago

UN Says 317 Schoolgirls Abducted in Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State Must Be Released Unconditionally

The United Nations of Friday described the abduction of schoolgirls from a Government Secondary School in Jangbe, Zamfara State by…

4 years ago

North Korea Further Developed Nuclear Weapons Programme in 2020, UN Says

North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund…

4 years ago

UN Says World Must be Ready for the Next Health Emergencies

The United Nations has called on countries of the world to be ready for future health emergencies when the world body commemorated the…

4 years ago

Fighting Hampering Aid Delivery to Ethiopia’s Tigray, UN Says

The United Nations has said that ongoing fighting “in many parts” of Ethiopia’s Tigray is complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian…

4 years ago

Stability In Northeast Nigeria Crucial to Entire Sahel, UN Says

The United Nations has said stabilizing and developing the troubled Northeastern part of Nigeria is not crucial to Nigeria alone…

4 years ago

UN Predicts Record 235 Million People Will Need Humanitarian Relief in 2021 Due to Covid-19

The United Nations says a staggering 235 million people worldwide will require humanitarian assistance next year due to the coronavirus…

4 years ago