The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will represent President Bola Tinubu at the United Nations Food Systems Summit in Rome as well as the Russia-Africa Summit. Shettima is scheduled to…
The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations said Thursday, calling for a pause in…
The Federal Government remained committed to issues of girl-child education and gender empowerment and will promote same in the policies and programmes, Vice President Kashim Shettima told a delegation from…
Around 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said on Friday. The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least…
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has accepted his appointment by the United Nations in the fight against malnutrition. On June 1, UN Secretary-General Antonio…
Persistent fighting between Sudan’s rival generals undermined efforts to firm up a truce Wednesday, as a senior UN official arrived for talks on providing relief to millions of trapped civilians.…
Press freedom is under attack in every corner of the globe, with journalists continually harassed, jailed and killed, UN officials and media outlets warned Tuesday. Speaking ahead of World Press…
Some 258 million people needed emergency food aid last year because of conflict, economic shocks and climate disasters, a UN report said Wednesday, a sharp rise from 193 million the…
Gang violence in crisis-torn Haiti is expanding at “an alarming rate” in areas previously considered quite safe, the UN’s envoy to the country told a Security Council meeting Wednesday. Maria…
More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 others hurt in the fighting in Sudan, the World Health Organization said Friday. “Four hundred and thirteen people have died…