COVID-19: Economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children this year
Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more could fall into extreme poverty…
Lock down: UN calls for an end to violence in homes around the world, as domestic violence cases surge amid COVID-19
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has decried a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” against women and girls amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a video message on Sunday evening, Guterres…
UN describes Nigeria’s response to COVID-19 as remarkable
Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York…
U.N calls for greater international cooperation to fight the pandemic
The United Nations warned of potentially “dire” long-term effects of the coronavirus outbreak on countries and the global economy and called for greater international cooperation to fight the pandemic. “COVID-19…
We need to raise our voices against all expressions of racism, instances of racist behaviour -UN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says the world “still lives in the shadow of the transatlantic slave trade” in spite of rejecting racism. In a video message to mark the 2020…
UN chief defends women, says gender inequality “overwhelming injustice of our age”
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says gender inequality is the “overwhelming injustice of our age and the biggest human rights challenge we face”. Guterres made the assertion at an event…
Cooking to live: Ending Africa’s unchecked indoor pollution
Countless number of women in Nigeria suffer from the negative effect of over exposure to carbon emission from cooking stoves fuelled by kerosene, firewood and coal while some may have…
UN launches 75th-anniversary dialogue, enjoins countries to join the conversation
The United Nations has launched the largest and most inclusive conversation on the role of global cooperation in building a better future. This is in preparation for its 75th anniversary…
Cooking to live: Ending Africa’s unchecked indoor air pollution
Oct. 15, 2019 Countless number of women in Nigeria, Africa especially in rural communities suffer from the negative effect of over exposure to carbon emission from cooking stoves fuelled by…
UN is broke, runs on $1.3bn deficit; US, 63 other nations yet to pay 2019 dues
The United Nations is broke and may not be able to pay staff salaries and other obligations by end of this month if United States and other nations refuse to…