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UN rights office warns of ‘escalating violence’ in CAR ahead of Sunday’s poll

 A few days before elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), an uptick in…

Funding forces UN to cut rations for 1.2m refugees in Uganda

  More than 1.2 million refugees in Uganda will see their UN food and…

UN fears for refugees’ safety in Niger after Boko Haram attack

The United Nations voiced grave concern on Tuesday for the safety of thousands of…

COVID-19 won’t be last pandemic – UN

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the latest crisis facing the world, will not be the…

Wealthy countries hoarding COVID-19 vaccine – Coalition

People’s Vaccine Alliance, a coalition of international non-governmental organisations, has warned that dozens of…

UN wants beheading of 50 women, children in Mozambique investigated

The UN has urged the authorities in Mozambique to investigate reports that militants massacred…

UN identifies cause of social unrest in Nigeria

The United Nations (UN) has identified the socio-economic impact of Coronavirus pandemic as the…

#EndSARS: UN Coordinator calls for peace, says reform may take time

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, urged Nigerian youths to remain…

16 feared dead as boat sinks off Libyan coast

Three bodies were found, but 13 people are still missing after their boat sank…

UK appoints Damilola Ogunbiyi co-chair of COP26 Energy Transition Council

The UK has appointed Nigeria's Damilola Ogunbiyi as a co-chair of the UN Climate…

UN to mark 75th anniversary with largely online event

 The UN is to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding amid the ruins…

Vaccine alone cannot defeat coronavirus, UN chief warns

 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that vaccines alone cannot defeat the coronavirus (COVID-19)…

650,000 people affected by floods in Sudan – UN

 About 650,000 people have been affected by flash floods caused by heavy rains that…

What COVID-19 has taught us – UNGA President

He told the News Agency of Nigeria in New York that the pandemic had…

Nigeria must assert itself as regional, global leader – UNGA President

The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has challenged Nigeria…