End death penalty now, UN chief urges member countries
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on member States to put an immediate end to sentencing criminals to death. Guterres, in a statement marking…
Three fallen Nigerian peacekeepers, others to be honoured by UN
On Tuesday, 29 May, the United Nations will commemorate the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Today, more than 96,000 uniformed personnel from 124 troop- and-police-contributing countries serve under the…
UN, EU call for ceasefire in Israeli-Palestine US embassy conflict, 52 dead
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the European Union (EU) to urge both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to show restraint, as Gaza violence left scores of people dead on…
Nigeria’s Bola Adesola gets UN top job
Nigeria’s global profile has continued to soar as the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Ms Bola Adesola, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria,…