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UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for a fightback against climate disinformation ahead of next month’s COP30 summit after US President Donald Trump branded climate change the “greatest con job ever”. Speaking on Wednesday at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) headquarters in Geneva, as the agency marks its 75th anniversary. Guterres warned that the […]
The Federal Government today formally presented Judge Dr Taoheed Elias as Nigeria’s candidate for election to the International Court of Justice, calling for international support to restore West Africa’s voice on the bench of the world’s top judicial body. The event, held in Abuja, brought together members of the diplomatic corps and senior government officials, […]
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has listed steps to strengthen peace, development, and human rights across the globe. Speaking at the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterdsay, he said that to achieve peace and development, Nigeria must have a permanent seat at the UN Security […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a combative and wide-ranging address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, castigating the world body as outdated, ineffective, and failing to meet its founding ideals. Trump questioned the relevance of the institution, asking delegates: “What is the purpose of the United Nations? It’s not even coming […]
A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, killing at least 610 people and injuring more than 1,300 others, according to officials. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue teams battle to reach remote, mountainous communities cut off by landslides and destroyed roads. The quake hit shortly before midnight about 27 kilometres northeast of […]
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called for reforms at the United Nations (UN) to give Africa permanent representation on the security council. Speaking at the plenary session on peace and stability during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, Tinubu argued that Africa deserves two permanent seats with full privileges. […]
Canada plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, a major policy shift that drew an angry response from US President Donald Trump and was rejected by Israel. Carney said the move was necessary to preserve hopes of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian […]
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Israel declared a “tactical pause” in fighting in parts of Gaza on Sunday and said it would allow the UN and aid agencies to open secure land routes to tackle a deepening hunger crisis. The military also said it had begun air-dropping food into the territory and angrily rejected allegations it was using starvation as […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said that it will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July. A Wednesday statement by the UN said the decision was due to critical funding shortfalls, which come at a time of […]
On Friday, protesters backed by the Women for Change Vanguard marched to the United Nations office in Abuja to protest the ongoing feud between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Kogi legislator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The protesters challenged Akpoti-Uduaghan to provide evidence of the alleged sexual harassment she accused Akpabio of, chanting solidarity and waving banners that […]
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