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The United Nations is running out of cash, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, has warned. Guterres said the situation is the worst in years. In view of this, the UN chief has urged member states to pay their mandatory contributions on time and in full, so that the world’s intergovernmental …...

The security crisis ravaging the English-speaking regions of Cameroon is driving away many of the biggest traders originally from.... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2IZhSpj Get More Nigeria Metro News

More than 200 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean from January to June, bringing the overall death toll so far this year to more than 1,000, the International Organisation... Read more via Premium Times Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2tLWnDy Get More Nigeria Metro News

The U.N. refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution were forcibly displaced.... Read more via CBS News – https://ift.tt/2ljI6t7 Get More World News

Somali military court on Wednesday sentenced three al-Shabab militants to death after they were found guilty of being behind the hotel bombing in October last year, officials said. Chairperson of the Military Court, Hassan Ali Nur Shute, said the... Read more via Today.ng News –...

Flooding and strong winds caused by a tropical cyclone left at least 18 people dead and thousands homeless across two countries..... Read more via News24 – https://ift.tt/2rX4tby Get more World News

Nigeria has been projected to add no fewer than 189 million people to its current population between 2018 and 2050, the UN Department of Economic..... Read more via Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2IPnXIW Get More Nigeria Metro News

UN investigators have said the use of Facebook played a "determining role" in stirring up hatred against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. One of the team probing allegations of genocide in Myanmar said Facebook had "turned into a beast." About 700,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since...