Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of harm’s way. Netanyahu alleged Hezbollah is using the peacekeepers as human shields. This appeal is coming a day…
A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of war crimes in relation to attacks on healthcare facilities in Gaza during its ongoing conflict with Hamas. According to the report, led by former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay,…
The UN has expressed its readiness to partner with Nigeria to strengthen food security and boost agricultural productivity in the country. UN Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Amina Mohammed, made this pledge when she visited the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security,…
The Federal Government is seeking the United Nations technical assistance and financial support to meet Nigeria’s energy targets. The Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, MrBolajiTunji said this in a statement in Abuja…
By Saka Laaro Ilorin The United Nations Women, an agency of the world body, has decorated Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as a global ‘HeforShe champion’ for his supportive policies on women. UN Women is the UN organisation that delivers…
By Omolola Dede Adeyanju The Museum for the United Nations – UN Live Lagos Portal in conjunction with Johannesburg Portal held its global conversation for the promotion of African traditional Music at the Lagos Portal in the University of Lagos,…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says its partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair (UN-OCHA) will reduce the sufferings of Nigerians affected by disasters. The Director-General (DG) of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar disclosed on…
…Move will boost nation’s economy – Jamoh The Federal Government has welcomed the decision by the United Nations to extend Nigeria’s continental shelf from 200 Nautical Miles to 220 Nautical Miles. This coincides with the creation of the Ministry of…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday said Israel must stop its arbitrary detentions and fulfil its obligations in the Gaza Strip. “The way forward must be through an immediate end to the violence, the prompt and…
The Federal Government has called on UN agencies to give account of donor funds and make public their account books to justify spendings on programmes targeted at Nigerian women and children. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made…
