The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said that humanitarian partners will need $4.7 billion to assist 20.9 million vulnerable people in parts of Nigeria, Chad, and five other African countries. This was disclosed in its 2024 Humanitarian Needs and Requirements Overview report, published on its …
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THE Bayelsa Government has urged the United Nations to support efforts towards tackling environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region. Gov. Douye Diri made the appeal on Thursday at Otuan, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, during an assessment visit to a police station donated by the United Nations Office on …
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THE Security Council on Thursday rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership, with the United States casting a veto. In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft resolution that would have recommended the General Assembly to hold a vote …
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THE United Nations has expressed deep concern, labelling 2023 as a year marred by suffering and violence across various nations. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, conveyed this in a solemn video message released on the eve of 2024. The statement follows a series of troubling events, including an insurrection that erupted on …
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THE United Nations (UN) Representative, Ms. Beatrice Eyong, and wives of 23 Nigerian governors and former governors are among guests expected at the ‘Stop Gender-Based Violence’ seminar, taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, October 31, 2023, in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The seminar is part of activities for the ongoing …
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THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it received at least $1.1bn in its humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast in the past 18 months. OCHA’s Humanitarian Dashboard for January 2022 to June 2023 showed that 11.6 million locals had been targeted for food, health and shelter, …
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The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attempted coup in Niger. According to news reports, the officers seized President Mohamed Bazoum and blockaded his residence in the capital Niamey on Wednesday. This development had led to the African Union Commission Chair, to describe their actions as “tantamount …
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Salma al-Shehab, 34, was accused of ‘assisting those who seek to cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security by following their Twitter accounts’. Photograph: democracy now Two Saudi women sentenced to decades in prison over social media use have been held arbitrarily and should be released, according to …
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UN- Habitat (https://UNHabitat.org/) will on Friday 2nd June announce the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly which is scheduled to be held in Nairobi between 5 – 9 June, 2023. The Assembly’s theme is “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of …
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THE United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has called for justice over the killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, by a police officer, Drambi Vandi, describing it as deeply disturbing. The UN chief also called for police reforms, proposals and public directives at all levels of government …
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