UN allocates $20m to ramp up food security in Nigeria
June 21, 2023 The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of…
Sudan factions agree to 72-hour ceasefire as foreigners are evacuated
April 25, 2023 Sudan’s warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Tuesday, while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the country. The Sudan…
Conflict: Response in Cameroon remains one of the most “critically underfunded humanitarian responses globally”- UN
Nearly 40,000 more people have been forced to flee to Nigeria by worsening humanitarian situation in north-west and south-west regions of Cameroon, according to the United Nations. Briefing UN correspondents…
UN receives alleged sexual abuse, exploitation report against peacekeeping personnel, others
The United Nations received 43 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse against its personnel in the first quarter of 2019, according to a spokesperson. Mr Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for…
Children freed from Boko Haram captivity to undergo reintegration programme – UN
The United Nations says the 894 children released by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in the North East Nigeria on Friday are to undergo reintegration programmes. Mr Farhan Haq,…