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Nigeria elected member of UN Economic and Social Council
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday in New York elected Nigeria along with 17 other countries into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)...
UN won’t vote electronically in Security Council election
The UN General Assembly will cast ballots in-person for five new non-permanent Security Council seats, its president said Thursday, effectively ruling out electronic voting...
EU supports UN with €1.2m for Covid-19 response in Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) on Tuesday announced that it received EUR 1.2 million from the European Union for the provision of lifesaving preparedness and...
UN defends WHO against allegation of being China-centric on COVID-19
The United Nations (UN) has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO) against criticisms that it gave bad advice during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in...
UN mobilises N756m to fight COVID-19 in Nigeria
The United Nations says it has mobilised $2 million (N756 million) to assist Nigeria’s fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Mr Edward Kallon, the UN...
Coronavirus: Interfaith Centre calls on UN to declare global Day of Prayers
The Interfaith Mediation Centre has called on the United Nations to declare a day of global prayers against the Coronavirus pandemic.The call was contained...
UN to assist 1.2m conflict affected people in Northeast
The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) says it will provide lifesaving and resilience building assistance to 1.2 million conflict affected people in...
Russia, Syria under attack at UN over killing of Turkish soldiers
Russia and Syria on Friday came under strong criticisms from western countries in the UN Security Council over the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers...
UN officials flay `continued attacks’ on civilians in Cameroon
Four senior UN officials on Friday condemned continued acts of human rights violations against civilians, including women and children, in the southwest and northwest...
UN says lack of prosecution hampering fight against rape in Adamawa
The Spotlight Initiative, in partnership with the United Nations (UN), has identified lack of prosecution of rape perpetrators in Adamawa as the major factor...