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UN envoy describes terrorism as business under the cover of war

    UN envoy describes terrorism as business under the cover of war

Zainab Bangura, special representative of the UN secretary-general, said when stripped of the cover of politics and religion, “terrorism is business”. Bangura told the security council ‘open debate on trafficking

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Buhari: I expect Amina Mohammed to keep working until she quits my cabinet

    Buhari: I expect Amina Mohammed to keep working until she quits my cabinet

President Muhammadu Buhari says Amina Mohammed, the newly-appointed deputy secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), will keep working for the success of his government before joining the global body. Describing

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Women issues top Guterre’s, new UN chief, agenda

    Women issues top Guterre’s, new UN chief, agenda

António Guterres, incoming UN secretary-general, says the appointment of women into critical position will be his top priority as the UN chief from January 1, 2017. Guterres, said this while

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Guterres, ex-Portuguese prime minister, sworn in as UN secretary-general

    Guterres, ex-Portuguese prime minister, sworn in as UN secretary-general

António Guterres, UN Secretary-General-designate, on Monday took oath of office as the ninth secretary-general. Peter Thomas, president of the General Assembly, administered the oath to Guterres in the presence of

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2 billion people suffer malnutrition annually, says UN

  2 billion people suffer malnutrition annually, says UN

No fewer than two billion people — representing one in three people on the planet — suffer some form of malnutrition,

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Lai: We’ve opened a register to prevent ‘re-looting’ of recovered assets

  Lai: We’ve opened a register to prevent ‘re-looting’ of recovered assets

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the federal government has created a register for all recovered assets to

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Trump can’t stop climate change action, says Ban Ki-moon

  Trump can’t stop climate change action, says Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, says action on climate change has become “unstoppable”. He expressed hopes that Donald Trump, US President-elect,

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239 migrants – including 3 babies – drown off Libya coast

  239 migrants – including 3 babies – drown off Libya coast

At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, a spokesman for the United Nations migration agency, said

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Osun develops prototype for solving gender inequality, girl child empowerment

  Osun develops prototype for solving gender inequality, girl child empowerment

BY ADETOLA IGE From a global perspective, the girl child is considered vulnerable to several societal ills. This perception is

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UN describes 2016 as ‘deadliest ever’ for Mediterranean migrants

  UN describes 2016 as ‘deadliest ever’ for Mediterranean migrants

The UN refugee agency on Wednesday described 2016 as the “deadliest ever” for migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe,

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