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    World UN regrets U.S. decision to stop funding for refugee agency for Palestinians – Premium Times Nigeria

    The UN has said it regretted the decision of the U.S. to stop funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). In a statement issued in New York by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, the UN … Read more via Premium Times...
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    Politics Ortom Seeks Support for over 50,000 Displaced Persons in Benue Camps – Thisdaylive

    Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on the United Nations, other international bodies and civil society organisations to support over 500, 000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. The governor made call yesterday on the occasion of this year’s World Humanitarian Day. He described...
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    World Former UN Secretary General, Koffi Annan Dies At 80 – Channels Television

    Former United Nations’ Secretary-General, Koffi Annan has died at the age of 80. The Nobel Peace Prize winner died in Switzerland after a brief illness. He was the first black African to take up the role of the world’s top diplomat, serving two terms as un sec-gen … Read more via Channels...
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    Metro Boko Haram, Herders Kill 26,000 in North-east, Says UN – Thisdaylive

    The United Nations On Friday lamented that conflicts, mainly from Boko Haram terror activities and killings by herdsmen, have claimed at least 26,000 lives in North-east of Nigeria, while battles globally had displaced over 65 million persons. The UN Nigeria Representative, Mr. Edward Kallon...
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    Metro UN Calls For Release Of Aid Workers Abducted In Borno – Channels Television

    The United Nations has called for the release of its aid workers abducted in Kalabalge Local Government Area of Rann, Borno State, earlier this year. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, said the aid … Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2vRGjkz Get...
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    Politics We Didn’t Pay A Dime To Free Dapchi Girls, FG Reacts To UN Report – Channels Television

    The Federal Government has rejected a report by the United Nations, which claimed it paid a “large ransom” to secure the release of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, denied the claim in a statement … Read more via Channels Television –...
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    World United Nations condemns excessive Israeli force against Palestinians – Reuters News

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly condemned Israel on Wednesday for excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians and asked U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to recommend an “international protection mechanism” for occupied Palestinian territory. The General Assembly...
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    VIDEO: Ebola toll in DR Congo rises to 27 – The Independent Uganda:

    The United Nations on Wednesday reported that in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, so far, 27 people have died from the Ebola Virus Disease. Speaking to reporters in New York Wednesday (6 Jun), the United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF...
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    Iran Is Getting Ready to Boost Uranium Enrichment in Case Nuclear Deal Fails – Newsweek

    Iran is to tell the United Nations it will begin increasing its uranium enrichment capacity in case the multinational nuclear deal severely weakened by the U.S. withdrawal last month collapses. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi told the ISNA news agency that the...
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    17m people left Africa in 2017, says UN report – PM NEWS Nigeria

    No fewer than 17 million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures, a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2H90iOE Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    PDP alerts ICC, UN over Buhari’s boasts on rights violations – BusinessDay : News you can trust

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, to take judicial note of the boast by President Muhammadu Buhari affirming and approving his violation of fundamental rights of Nigerians during his regime … Read more...
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    Boko Haram has been defeated, group tells United Nations – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...

    A group, Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE), has refuted widespread reports, telling the United Nations (UN) that the Boko Haram terrorist sect has been defeated. The group was reacting insinuations by the UN Special Representative of the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    World UN Calls For Investigation Into Gaza Deaths – Channels Television

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on September 19, 2017. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an “independent and transparent investigation”...
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    World The Earth Is Warming Up At A Dangerous Rate - United Nations Cry Out - Daily Post Nigeria

    The United Nations, UN, on Monday warned that as the global population expands and the planet warms up, demand for water is rising, while quality and reliable water supply is declining. In the 2018 edition of the World Water Development Report, the UN said world should look to nature for better...
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    Politics Aisha Buhari Gets New International Appointment - Daily Post Nigeria

    The Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari as UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Promotion of Treatment for Children living with HIV in Nigeria. Mr Charles-Martin Jjuuko...
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    Entertainment Joke Silva, Bimbo Akintola, others storm UN to change perceptions of women, Africa – PM...

    Some Nigerian women artistes on Sunday night “locked down” the UN headquarters complex in New York to spotlight various themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and sexual harassment. The post Joke Silva, Bimbo Akintola, others storm UN to change perceptions of women, Africa...
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    World Illicit financial activities against Africa exceeds aid – UN chief – Vanguard News

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has decried the implications of illicit activities against Africa, saying it is more than the international aid flow into the continent. Guterres said at the inaugural Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development at Yonsei University in...
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    Metro Boko Haram: 8.5 million people need live-saving support in North-East – UN – Premium Times...

    The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons need life-saving support due to humanitarian crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. The UN said in its October Humanitarian Situation Report that it targeted 6.9...
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    World UN asks government to respect press freedom – Daily Nation | Home

    More by this Author The United Nations has added its voice to international calls for the Kenyan government to respect the High Court’s order that three banned television stations be allowed to resume transmissions. The UN human rights agency echoed statements on Read more via Daily Nation |...
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    Metro Finance Minister, Adeosun Gets UN Appointment

    The United Nations has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, into the Investments Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The Under-Secretary-General of United Nations, Jan Beagle, who confirmed Mrs. Adeosun’s appointment, disclosed that the minister...
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