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UN sounds alarm on hunger, warns of famine in Northern Nigeria

Aminu Imam
UN sounds alarm

Around 55 million people in violence-wracked West and Central Africa face acute food insecurity this year, and some are on the verge of famine in northern Nigeria, the United Nations (UN) said, yesterday. Violence across the region has triggered a hunger crisis that is being exacerbated by aid cuts, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) stated. According to the WFP, it had had to slash its food assistance in the area as funding dries up. In West and Central Africa, “a staggering 55 million people will be facing acute food…

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UN condemns Borno massacre, as death toll in Darajimal attack hits 165

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UN condemns Borno massacre

…Homes torched, villagers abducted, community in grief The United Nations (UN) has strongly condemned the mass killing of civilians in Darajimal Ward, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, where at least 165 people were reportedly slaughtered in a brutal attack by Boko Haram on Friday. Nigeria’s Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Fall, in a statement on Sunday, said preliminary reports confirmed that scores of men, women, and children were killed, while an unknown number were abducted, and many fled with injuries. At least 28 houses were also burned in the assault.…

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UN lists Nigeria as ‘hunger hotspot’

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UN lists Nigeria

…Warns acute food insecurity will worsen in North The United Nations (UN) yesterday reported that extreme hunger is intensifying in 13 global hot spots, with Gaza, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali at immediate risk of famine without humanitarian intervention. The “Hunger Hotspots” report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) blamed conflict, economic shocks, and climate-related hazards for conditions in the worst-hit areas. The report cited insecurity in northern Nigeria, which it said “is expected to deteriorate, with escalating violence driving further civilian…

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“Your policies lack human face” – UN, ILO, others tell Tinubu

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UN, others tell Tinubu

…Urges FG to address 60% poverty rate The United Nations (UN) Country Representative to Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has faulted the economic policies of the Tinubu administration for their alleged lack of a human face. Fall, who stated this at the Global Coalition for Social Justice conference in honour of the visiting Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Gilbert Houngbo, said irrespective of the praise singing of Government agencies, some of the economic policies of the Tinubu administration lack human face, and require urgent steps to address the country’s 60%…

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Acute food insecurity expected to worsen in Nigeria, 17 other countries – UN

Aminu Imam
UN on food security

According to a recent United Nations (UN) report, acute food insecurity is projected to significantly worsen in 18 hunger hotspots, including Nigeria. The report highlights the urgent need for assistance to prevent famine in Gaza and Sudan and address escalating hunger crises in Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan. The report stresses the ongoing effects of El Nio and the looming risk of La Nia, which could trigger extreme climate events that disrupt lives and livelihoods. It states: Since the previous edition of the Hunger Hotspots report (October 2023), the Central…

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Yahaya Bello: Lawyers petition UN, UK

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Lawyers on Bello

…Seeks visa ban for EFCC Chairman A group of lawyers, on Friday, said they have written petitions to both the United Nations, the government of the United Kingdom and other international organisations to seek a visa ban against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede. The legal practitioners, who made the disclosure during a press conference they held in Abuja, accused the EFCC Chairman of disregarding valid court orders and breaching constitutional rights of Nigerians, citing the on-going case of the immediate-past governor of Kogi…

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UN marks anniversary of #EndSARS protest

Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, joined other human rights organisation to mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria. Bachelet called on the Nigerian authorities to address the root causes of the protests and ensure accountability for human rights violations, according to a statement. In the #EndSARS protests, the Nigerian people demanded an end to police brutality and extrajudicial killings, Bachelet said. The protests faced a harsh crackdown, leading to the deaths of at least 56 people, including 12 at the Lekki…

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Israel vs Hamas: Complete closure of Gaza Strip violates international law UN

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The United Nations (UN) has criticised Israels decision to stop all food, water, electricity and fuel deliveries to the Gaza Strip. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Trk, said in Geneva yesterday that it was forbidden under international humanitarian law to deprive people of what they needed to survive. The imposition of sieges that endanger the lives of civilians by depriving them of goods essential for their survival is prohibited under international humanitarian law. Any restrictions on the movement of people and goods to implement a siege must be…

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Peacekeeping: Somali demands UN delay drawdown of troops

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
FARMAJO, HASSAN SHEIK OF SOMALIA

Somalia has asked the United Nations to pause a planned drawdown of 3,000 African Union (AU) peacekeepers for three months to allow its security forces time to regroup after a militant attack forced them to withdraw from several recently captured towns. The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), which is mandated by the UN Security Council, took over from another AU mission in April last year. A Somali government letter shows the national security adviser wrote to the United Nations requesting a 90-day delay in the second phase of…

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Humanitarian crisis in Benue worse than situation in North East UN

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The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mathias Shemale has expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Benue state saying it is worse than the situation in Borno State. Shemale made the observation when he led a delegation on a courtesy call on Governor Hyacinth Alia in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. The Resident Coordinator assured of providing immediate humanitarian needs for the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the state while also looking at ways of ensuring the return of the displaced persons to their ancestral homes. He urged…

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