Tag: United Nations

UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger in Nigeria, says 25m at risk

Aminu Imam

The United Nations, (UN), has warned that nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of hunger between June and August this year if urgent action is not taken. UN associate spokeswoman Stephanie Tremblay, who made the call at a news conference in New York, USA, called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to commit more resources and to implement mitigation measures to save lives and prevent a potentially catastrophic food security and nutrition situation. She also called on the donor community and public and private stakeholders to commit resources to address…

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UN warns of acute malnutrition in Nigeria, 14 other countries 

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The United Nations (UN) agencies have called for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in 15 countries, hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. The call was made in a statement issued by five UN agencies. The UN had listed some countries that are hardest hit by the unprecedented food and nutrition crises. According to the statement, conflicts, climate shocks, the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 and rising costs of living are leaving increasing numbers of children acutely malnourished. It said the five UN agencies are: Food…

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‘Investigate mass abortion report’ – UN Secretary-General urges FG

Aminu Imam

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged the federal government to investigate allegations of systemic abortions reportedly perpetrated by the Nigerian Army. Guterres made this appeal, in an email to Reuters news agency, through the UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric. The UN chief called on the federal government to thoroughly investigate the allegations and punish those involved. Dujarric, while briefing reporters during the weekend, said, “We call on the Nigerian authorities to fully investigate these allegations and make sure there’s accountability.” A US State Department spokesperson was also reported to have said…

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Human Rights negligence responsible for Nigeria’s many challenges – UN   

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The United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mathias Schemale, has identified human rights negligence as one of the factors responsible for the many challenges in Nigeria.  The UN representative stated this in Abuja, at the official Launch of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Client Response mechanism short code number, which is part of activities lined up to commemorate 2022 Human Rights Day. Schemale added that no nation advances without properly building human rights into political structures and processes. According to him, the adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights…

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National Security: United Nations voice fears over Nigeria’s rising security issues

Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) has criticised Nigeria’s rising security issues, stressing that the country is undergoing a period of great unpredictability. The UN’s Resident Humanitarian Coordinator, UNRC, in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, disclosed this over the weekend in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, when he led a delegation to witness the signing of the ‘Benue State Peace-Building and Reconciliation Commission Bill‘ by the State Governor, Samuel Ortom, in honour of the International Day of Peace. Schmale, who emphasised the significance of peace, observed that the International Day of Peace gave the…

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UNGA-77: “I’ll leave a legacy for credible 2023 elections” – Buhari tells world leaders

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…Seeks debt cancellation  As President Muhammadu Buhari prepares to bow out of office in May, 2023, he has assured of entrenching a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians elect leaders of their choice. The President stated this yesterday, while delivering his national speech at the United Nations general assembly, (UNGA77). President Buhari told the assembly that Nigeria is committed to “the sanctity of constitutional term limits” in democratic practice, stressing that Nigeria has steadfastly adhered to democratic ethos. According to him, Nigeria has worked to…

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Transport Ministry to tackle rail insecurity with technology, community-policing

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The Federal Government is to deploy modern technology and rapid response by relevant security agencies in tackling rail insecurity. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, who made this known when he visited the United Nation (UN)’s Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, at the UN’s Headquarters complex in New York, USA, said the decision was reached after studying several submissions and recommendations presented to him on tackling the menace. The Minister is a lead speaker on ‘Financing Nigeria’s Power and Transport Infrastructure’ at the Nigerian International Economic Partnership forum, at St. Regis…

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Elections: ‘Poverty encourages vote-buying’ – UN women Rep.

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The United Nations (UN) Women Representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), Ms. Beatrice Eyong, says poverty is a major cause of vote-buying in Nigeria. Eyong stated this when she received the national officials of the Women’s wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (WOWICAN), in Abuja. The WOWICAN women representatives were at the UN House in Abuja to seek for collaboration to end gender-based issues in Nigeria. According to Eyong, the UN’s women planned to initiate programmes to curtail the problem of vote-buying in…

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“Keep off Nnamdi Kanu’s case” – Coalition of 52 Northern Groups tell UN

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A Coalition of 52 Northern Group, (CNG), has warned the Federal Government to be wary of the United Nations (UN)’s interest in the case of the detained leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.  The CNG equally cautioned officials of the UN to keep off Nigeria’s internal affairs, particularly Kanu’s case. This is even as the 52 organisations accused the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) of deception, saying that its failure to execute the threat to embark on a 3-day nationwide strike two weeks after its public…

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Nigeria riddled with unfit, corrupt leaders – UN report

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has painted an ugly picture of Nigeria, saying that it is riddled with unfit, corrupt and self-serving leaders. This, it said, has brought the country to its current state where insecurity, unemployment and unfulfilled promises have bred popular scepticism. In a report titled: “Imagine Nigeria”, the UNDP explained that not only that all public sectors and government parastatals in Nigeria have suffered from this decay in governance, but the civil service at the national and State levels are also the sites of the most…

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