Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, who is under de facto house arrest by the military, has filed an arbitrary detention complaint to the United Nations… Read More »Ugandan Opposition Leader Wine Files Arbitrary Detention Complaint
Three peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in separate attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali over the past three days, according… Read More »UN Loses 3 Peacekeepers In 3 Days
A planned three-day visit to Taiwan, starting Wednesday, by Kelly Craft, the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations, has been cancelled as the U.S.… Read More »U.S Cancels It’s UN Envoy’s Visit To Taiwan Due To Transition
The United Nations (UN) has renewed calls for developed nations to fulfil their pledge to provide 100 billion dollars a year for developing countries to… Read More »Climate Change: Guterres Renews Call For $100bn For Developing Countries
The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of boys, believed to have been abducted by suspected bandits, after… Read More »Guterres Calls For Immediate Release Of Abducted Children In Nigeria
Three hundred British soldiers have arrived in Mali to strengthen the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), a statement from the UN… Read More »Britain Sends 300 Soldiers To Support UN Peacekeepers In Mali
Around the world, women marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the increased violence against women and girls (VAWG) due to… Read More »Violence Against Women Has Increased, UN Laments
Some of the protective measures set to stop the spread of COVID-19 exacerbated the scourge of Gender-Based Violence in most developing countries, the Ministry of… Read More »Ministry Of Women Affairs Launches National GBV Situation Room
Catherine Ugorji, a Nigerian, has been selected for the United Nations (UN) woman police officer of the year award. Ugorji, who serves under the UN… Read More »Nigerian Policewoman Selected For UN Officer Of The Year Award
Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for a global ceasefire to enable the world to focus on the fight against COVID-19. Guterres made the call in… Read More »UN at 75: Secretary-General Guterres Calls For Global Ceasefire
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on winning the 2020 Nobel Prize for Peace. The president’s congratulatory message was… Read More »Buhari Congratulates WFP On 2020 Nobel Prize For Peace