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Human trafficking difficult to track under COVID – New UN report

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), on Thursday, released a new report…

Violence against children rose by 90% in 2020 – UN

The number of children abducted and raped in crisis regions saw a massive jump…

UN to train 3,000 African girls in coding

UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), on Friday announced plan to train three thousand…

#TwitterBan: US, UK, EU, others only concerned about economic interests – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has slammed all foreign countries who…

UN, AU, EU kick as Mali’s military detains president, prime minister

Soldiers in Mali have detained the president and prime minister of the interim government,…

7.24 million South Sudanese will face severe food insecurity in coming months – WFP

More than seven million people in South Sudan will suffer acute food insecurity over…

Central African Republic remains “very volatile,” warns UN peacekeeping chief

The United Nation (UN), Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Wednesday told the…

UN Human Rights Council meets as U.S. ends boycott of divided body

Human Rights Council on Monday started a new session that is marked by the…

UN official in Libya met with Sarraj amid rumors of Sarraj’s resignation

The recently appointed head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) met…

UN releases $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC

The United Nations has allocated $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola…

UN releases $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC

The United Nations has allocated $15 m (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola…

Mauritanian diplomat to head Mali UN peacekeepers

Mauritanian diplomat, El Ghassim Wane, is expected to head the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional…

65 media, rights workers killed in Afghanistan — UN

The United Nation on Monday said at least 65 media professionals and human rights…

UN welcomes Libyan interim gov’t, calls for election preparation

The United Nations (UN) Security Council has welcomed Libya’s new transitional government and called…

East Asian economies driving uneven global trade revival – UN

Global trade shrank by nine percent in 2020 despite a late-year revival led by…