Guterres commends Bande for prioritising peace, security, poverty eradication, others Â
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said the new President of the 74th session of the General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is bringing with him valuable insights coupled with his…
74th UNGA: Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande assumes office as president
Ms Maria Espinosa, the President of the 73rd UN General Assembly, on Monday handed over to Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande, who will lead the 74th session of the assembly in the…
UN receives 38 SEA allegations against personnel in Q2, 2019
The United Nations on said it received 38 allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) involving its personnel, in the second quarter of 2019. Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, released…
‘We believe in Africa,’ Prime Minster Abe says at TICAD opening ceremony
Participants at TICAD, 2019 The seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan has officially been declared open by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Japanese Prime…
WED: UN urges govts to tax pollution, end fossil fuel subsidies, stop building new coal plants
An estimated nine out of ten people worldwide are exposed to air pollutants that exceed World Health Organisation air quality guidelines, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres has said. In…
UN chief assures Bande of his support
From left: President-elect of the 74th UN Genetral Assembly, Amb. Tijani Mohammad-Bande; outgoing president of the 73rd UNGA, Ms Maria Espinosa, and UN Secretray General, Antonio Guterres, shortly after Mohammad-Bande’s…
UN Secretary General offers to convene a special global meeting on Lake Chad, to consult with Nigeria
UN Secretary General António Guterres and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina UN Secretary General, African Development Bank President agree to strengthen ties and push development agenda in Africa. Development impact on…
New Environmental Pact To Face September vote, Supposed to Plug Holes Left By Prior Treaties -U.N. Official
A new, ambitious environmental treaty is expected to be ready for a vote when the United Nation’s annual summit begins in September, the president of the U.N. General Assembly said…
Rwandan Genocide: UN Chief Warns Against Dangerous Trends of Rising Xenophobia, Intolerance
African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (from left), Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Rwandan first lady Jeannette Kagame and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker light the flame of remembrance at…
Lagos Building Collapse: Guterres Shocked, Saddened By Incident
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, was “shocked and saddened’’ by the fatal collapse of a building in Nigeria, his spokesperson said on Thursday. “The secretary-general will be writing to the government…