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The United Nations is calling for a full and impartial investigation into the killing of at least 200 civilians in northern Nigeria, during a security operation to flush out Islamic militants. CH UNTV
The United Nations is calling for a full and impartial investigation into the killing of at least 200 civilians in northern Nigeria, during a security operation to flush out Islamic militants. CH UNTV
Nigerian Foreign Minister Olugbenga Ashiru today met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss a number of issues including Guinea Bissau and Mali. UNTV
On the sidelines of the busy opening of the General Assembly session at United Nations Headquarters, close to 40 States took more than 80 treaty actions in an annual event that ended today (2 October), signing or becoming party to one or several of the 550 multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General.
French President François Hollande and other leaders today (26 September) called for a military intervention in the North of Mali. UNTV
Across theSahelregion nearly quarter of a million children have received treatment in the first four months of this year but Unicef needs another 146 million dollars to sustain this work for the rest of the year to treat the 1.1 million youngsters estimated to need urgent help because of an area-wide drought. UNICEF
The UN’s Sahel regional humanitarian coordinator David Gressly today (13 July) reports on severe drought. UNTV / FILE
UN agencies warned today that children in the Sahel region are at acute risk from an upsurge in cholera. More than 29,000 cases have been reported so far this year. CH UNTV
Despite the dramatic drop in polio cases in the last year, the threat of continued transmission due to funding and immunization gaps has driven the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to launch an emergency action plan. The plan aims to boost vaccination coverage in Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan – the three remaining polio endemic countries, to [...]
Lagos, a chaotic and polluted mega-city built on swamps and reclaimed lagoons, is an economic draw for all of West Africa. UN agencies estimate that 10.2 million people live in the city, and 49 per cent of the country’s population is under age 18. This means a staggering number of children live in the dense [...]
A radio journalist from Nigeria has won the United Nations Environment Programme’s Young Environmental Journalist Award (YEJA), beating over 120 entries from journalists across Africa. UNEP