Mariupol is an important strategic hub connecting the Russian-held southern and eastern parts of Ukraine The United Nations had confirmed that a “safe passage operation is ongoing” at Azovstal which was being coordinated by the ICRC and Russian and Ukrainian forces EDITOR’S PICK Elon Musk Stages $43bn Hostile Takeover Of Twitter Ukraine Crisis: Russia In … Read more
Buhari also cautioned against foreign interference in the forthcoming elections He advised those planning to rig the 2023 general elections to perish the thought EDITOR’S PICK 2023: Full Details Of Buhari’s Meeting With Tinubu, Adamu, Others At Iftar Dinner 2023: APC Commences Sale Of Nomination Forms House Of Assembly Member Dumps APC For PDP [PHOTO] … Read more
Some 4.8 million of Ukraine’s 7.5 million children have been displaced since the start of the war, according to the UN The US and Britain say they are looking into reports that chemical weapons have been used by Russian forces attacking Mariupol EDITOR’S PICK: Fake Corper Nabbed At Orientation Camp, Stolen Phones Recovered Man Gets … Read more
UN General Assembly Suspends Russia From hHuman Rights Council. Of the 193 members of the assembly, 93 voted in favour of suspension while 24 voted against and 58 abstained, suggesting weakening international unity against Russia. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin Appears To Admit Defeat In Battle For Kiev Women, Children Queue … Read more
UN to vote on suspending Russia from Human Rights Council over Bucha killings. The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a U.S. push to suspend Russia from the U.N. EDITOR’S PICK: Ukraine Crisis: Russia In Retreat As Putin Appears To Admit Defeat In Battle For Kiev Women, Children Queue To Return To … Read more
Thick plumes of black smoke rose from several areas on the historic Black Sea port, after air strikes shook the city but Ukraine’s army said no one was killed The ministry claimed the targets were supplying fuel to Ukrainian troops EKO HOT BLOG reports that the explosions rocked the strategic Ukrainian port city of Odessa … Read more
Russian air strikes hit a metro station and residential buildings in Ukraine overnight, killing four people The UK and the EU have unveiled more sanctions against Russia, including targeting luxury goods EKO HOT BLOG reports that some 1.4 million children have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24, meaning nearly one … Read more
At least three people were killed, including a young girl, in an attack Wednesday on a children’s hospital in Mariupol in southern Ukraine In 24 of the reported attacks, health care facilities were damaged or destroyed, while in five cases ambulances were hit… EKO HOT BLOG reports that UN agencies on Sunday called for an … Read more
The US and Russian governments have been at loggerheads over the latter’s invasion of Ukraine in a bid to stop US/Nato expansion into Eastern Europe Russia’s ambassador to the UN, who confirmed the development, however, refused to specify if he was among the expelled 12 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States said it … Read more
The head of the United Nations refugee agency says more than half a million people had fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on Thursday In Poland, the country that has reported the most arrivals, trains continued to bring refugees into the border town of Przemysl on Monday. In winter coats to protect them against near-freezing temperatures, … Read more
UN to Launch Appeal to Fund Humanitarian Operations in Ukraine UNHCR had stepped up its operations and capacity in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Eko Hot Blog reports that UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced that the UN will launch an appeal to fund its humanitarian operations in Ukraine amid reports on Saturday of casualties and … Read more
The UN prohibits North Korea from ballistic and nuclear weapons tests… EKO HOT BLOG reports that North Korea has conducted what is thought to be its biggest missile launch since 2017. The weapon was apparently an intermediate range missile which reached an altitude of 2,000km before coming down in the Sea of Japan. Read also: … Read more
The coalition also said the site was not on a list of targets to avoid that had been agreed with the UN… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the UN has condemned an airstrike on a Yemen detention centre that has killed more than 70 people. The facility in Saada, a stronghold of the rebel Houthi … Read more
Mohammed has worked for the actualization of UN calls on Member States for the adoption of SDGs… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations (UN) has reappointed Amina Mohammed as Deputy Secretary-General. Secretary-General António Guterres had announced that Mohammed will continue in the role during his second term. The Nigerian heads development coordination at … Read more
Ethiopia has dismissed the move as politically motivated… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations Human Rights Council has ordered an international investigation into abuses carried out during the conflict in Ethiopia. The European Union had called for a special sitting of the council in Geneva after rights groups said violations committed during more … Read more
Mahamat described the travel ban as stigmatisation which could not be justified scientifically or on the grounds of reason logically EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has said the travel ban on southern African countries due to COVID-19 Omicron variant is a form of stigmatisation against … Read more
It said Abdolali had first been sentenced to death in December 2015 after “a grossly unfair trial” by a court that “relied on torture-tainted ‘confessions’”… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Iran, on Wednesday, executed a man who was arrested for murder at the age of 17, the judiciary said, despite appeals to spare his life … Read more
UN to Elon Musk: Here’s that $6 billion plan to end world hunger Beasley previously replied to Musk’s tweets, assuring him that systems are in place for transparency and open source accounting. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Food Programme’s chief laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to tackle world hunger — … Read more
It happened during Friday prayers in Spin Ghar district of the eastern province, near the border with Pakistan EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday by a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State activity, officials said. The blast — … Read more
UN investigators have previously accused Rwanda and Uganda, which intervened militarily in Congo during two regional wars two decades ago… EKO HOT BLOG reports that fighting between the army and a group of armed men in eastern Congo forced some 11,000 people to flee across the border into Uganda in the last few days, the … Read more