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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity for people living in poverty during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. SEE ALSO: World Trauma Day: Over 6 Million People Die From Traumatic Injuries Annually In a…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for peaceful and credible presidential election in Guinea on Sunday. SEE ALSO: Why Peoples Republic of China is very important to us - OPEC Reveals Guterres’ message was contained  in a…

The United Nations is to host her first ever summit on the biodiversity crisis on Wednesday, where world leaders are expected to commit to tackling unprecedented environmental degradation. SEE ALSO: Buhari departs Abuja ahead of UK-Africa…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, asked that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should provide enhanced access to facilities and tools to countries impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic. SEE…

U.S President, Donald Trump has urged the United Nations (UN), to hold China responsible for unleashing the coronavirus on the world while giving a speech at the annual UN General Assembly in New York.

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned that vaccine alone cannot defeat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Guterres gave the warning at a news conference in New York on Wednesday ahead the UN General Assembly (UNGA) High…

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on Friday adopted an “omnibus resolution’’  seeking a comprehensive and coordinated global response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. SEE ALSO: HP, AU Commission Partner to Expand Digital…

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday held its first in-person plenary meeting in nearly six months. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the UN shut down its New York headquarters in March to check the spread of the…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has honoured 600 Ugandan troops guarding UN facilities and personnel in volatile Somalia, a Ugandan official said on Monday. SEE ALSO: UNGA: Ambassador Submits Proposal To Hold 2020 High-Level Week…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for a total ban on nuclear weapons testing. SEE ALSO: Libya Officials Hold Talks Abroad Amid Fears Of More Fighting This came in a message to mark this year’s International Day…

Libya’s UN recognized government on Friday called on its allied forces to comply with an immediate truce in the country, and called for elections to be conducted in 2021. SEE ALSO: PM Modi Says India Set To Mass Produce COVID-19 Vaccine…

The UN System in Nigeria,  alongside partner NGOs are collectively appealing for 1.08 billion dollars to provide urgent aid to 7.8 million vulnerable people in Nigeria’s North East. SEE ALSO: Boko Haram Recruiting More Members - North East…

The deadly warehouse blast in Beirut which devastated Lebanon’s already faltering healthcare system and U.N. agencies are scrambling to support hundreds of thousands of people, officials said on Friday. SEE ALSO: NDLEA Destroys Over 14…

Twenty-seven people have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, UN agencies said on Friday. SEE ALSO: Gunmen attack Jonathan's Bayelsa home, kill one soldier, injure another A boat capsized on Thursday off the West…

The United Nation (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of five aid workers by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno.SEE ALSO: Three Million Nigerians Jostle for 400,000 NPower JobsKallon, in…

The United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) have pledged their support to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV)  in Nigeria.SEE ALSO: Governor Fayemi, Others Dragged To Court By Royal…

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday passed a resolution approving continued humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Syria.SEE ALSO: PDP Blasts APC For Demanding An Investigation Into Hushpuppi's Alleged Links Resolution 2533,…

The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Friday met with the Speaker of Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives (parliament), Aguila Saleh, in Geneva and discussed the need to…

United Nations-appointed investigators have condemned likely war crimes by all parties in Syria’s protracted conflict. SEE ALSO: Queen to honour Ghana's fundraising WW2 Veteran Pte Joseph Hammond In a report released on Tuesday, the UN…

A Mass tracking COVID-19 immunity passport which will determine if individuals can access basic services like restaurants or need a medical test is expected to be rolled out in 15 countries as parts of a post COVID-19 global agenda being…

The United Nations (UN) says it has launched investigation into a viral video showing a couple apparently having sex in one of its official cars in Israel.Spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, told UN correspondents…

The United Nations Security Council will discuss for the first time on Monday a growing dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over a giant hydropower dam being built on the Nile River’s main tributary, diplomats said.The…

European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) have received and handed over urgently needed essential medical supplies to the Nigerian Government to fight COVID-19 pandemic in the country.The UN stated this in a statement…

The members of the UN Security Council have condemned the multiple terrorist attacks which resulted in several deaths with many others injured in North East Nigeria.SEE ALSO: What will make Nigerians in diaspora take part in elections -…

Twenty-two senior United Nations officials have issued a joint statement condemning “pervasive and systemic racism” in the United States and beyond.SEE ALSO: UNGA: Ambassador Submits Proposal To Hold 2020 High-Level Week The officials,…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed “deep shock”at the discovery of multiple mass graves in Libya in recent days.SEE ALSO: New Zealand begins funerals for mosque shooting victims, PM visits school No fewer than eight…