Tag: United Nations
Where there is no governance
Lekan Sote
Where there is absence of governance, or the impact of government is not felt, you have a situation that political theorists describe as...
UN, World Bank urge school openings amid COVID-19 pandemic
The United Nations and the World Bank pleaded in a new report Wednesday for schools to remain open despite Covid-19 risks, highlighting the damage...
Foeticide: Indian man rips pregnant wife’s stomach open to confirm baby’s...
A man has been arrested in northern India after slashing the stomach of his pregnant wife with a sickle, leaving her critically ill and...
UN to mark 75th anniversary with largely online event
The UN is to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding amid the ruins of World War II with a large online event on...
UN secretary general highlights security implications of COVID-19
United Nations secretary-general António Guterres on Friday highlighted some implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for peace and security.
A report on the UN...
Coronavirus: UNECA puts off conference of ministers slated for Addis Ababa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has shifted the date for the 2020 edition of the Conference of (African) Ministers of Finance,...
2019 second hottest year since start of industrial revolution – WMO
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said yesterday
that year 2019 was the second hottest since the start of the industrial
revolution,
The Geneva-based agency of the...
Soleimani’s death an act of war – Iranian envoy to UN
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations described the
killing of one of his country’s top generals as an act of war, US media
reported late...
AfDB unfolds $500m plan to transit Africa to renewable energy
The president of African Development Bank (AfDB), Mr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has unfolded the bank’s $500 million green base load scheme that would scrap coal...
13-year-old Nigerian student participates in UN International High Level Conference
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has
selected 13 -year old Blessing Eijindu, of the Battle Axe Academy, Lugbe,
Abuja, to participate in...
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