Obama to speak at UN climate summit in Glasgow Obama’s presence at the COP26 began with suggestions from climate activists. EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President Barack Obama will speak at the United Nations Climate Conference in Glasgow on Monday, marking his comeback to the global stage on the issue of climate change. Read … Read more
Since fighting broke out between the Ethiopian govt and Tigray’s regional ruling party… Del Conte served as UN-Deputy OCHA’s Country Director in Ethiopia from 2012 to 2016, during which time the country experienced two catastrophic droughts. EKO HOT BLOG reports that David Del Conte, a former UN staffer in Ethiopia has praised a recent study … Read more
Global condemnation of the coup was swift with the US and World Bank cutting aid to pressure the military into releasing Hamdok… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s army and politicians are nearing a new power-sharing deal as international efforts intensify to reverse last week’s coup, according to sources following the talks who made the … Read more
Lagos Government has cautioned drivers on traffic rules and safety compliance during the ember months. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has tasked drivers and other road users to obey traffic rules and regulations to avoid road crashes during the ember months and beyond. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, … Read more
Taiwan has no right to join United Nations – China tackles US after it suggested that Taiwan be admitted into the UN US President Joe Biden last week told a televised forum that the United States was ready to defend Taiwan from any Chinese invasion. Ekohotblog reports that China has claimed that Taiwan has no … Read more
…civilian leader remains under ‘heavy security’ as state oil workers join anti-coup civil disobedience campaign. EKO HOT BLOG reports that ousted Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok has been allowed to return home, according to his office, a day after the country’s military detained him after seizing power in a coup. The release of Hamdok … Read more
Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted ‘urgent appeals’ written by United Nations bodies to Nigeria and Kenya. Ekohotblog reports that the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the ‘urgent appeals’ written by United Nations, UN, bodies to Nigeria and Kenya. His lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, made this … Read more
The coupists had dissolved civilian rule, arrested political leaders and declared a state of emergency claiming that political groups had been inciting civilians against the military EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s coup leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the military seized power on Monday to prevent “civil war”. He added that the deposed … Read more
The UN intervention followed a petition forwarded to it by Kanu’s brother and his lawyer. EKO HOT BLOG reports that United Nations has issued “Urgent Appeals” to both the Nigerian and Kenyan Governments, demanding immediate stoppage of any torture or violation of rights committed against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), … Read more
…it is estimated that up to 118 million extremely poor people will be exposed to drought, floods, and extreme heat in Africa… EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 100 million extremely poor people in Africa are threatened by accelerating climate change that could also melt away the continent’s few glaciers within two decades, a United … Read more
The UN agency also said the number of internally-displaced persons surpassed two million in September EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that half a million women, men and children in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states are at risk of starvation as its funding for the region dries … Read more
The president added that the North-East and the South-South, which were the issues in 2015, were stabilising… President Muhammadu Buhari, during a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Mark Rutte, in New York, United States, has assured that Nigeria is dealing with terrorist elements troubling the country. The Special Adviser to the … Read more
Protesters storm New York ahead of President Buhari’s address before world leaders. President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address the 76th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, EkoHotBlog reports. However, in a four-minute video that emerged online, some protesters stormed New … Read more
Despite the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19, the new technology sector continued to thrive and prosper in 2020, the UN’s intellectual property agency said in a new report published on Monday. According to the findings of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO), latest Global Innovation Index (GII), governments and enterprises in many parts of the … Read more
Unlike former president Donald Trump who was a harsh critic of the United Nations, Joe Biden believes that multilateralism and working together will help the United States (US) government. Joe Biden will next week address the general assembly of the United Nations (UN) in New York. This will be his first time of doing this … Read more
Afghan people gather along a road as they wait to board a US military aircraft to leave the country, at a military airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021 days after the Taliban’s military takeover of Afghanistan.) The United Nations human rights chief on Monday criticized the Taliban’s record since seizing power in Afghanistan, noting … Read more
The Taliban have not formed a new government despite seizing power, international recognition and acceptance remain in question and foreign aid is yet to resume in Afghanistan. EkohotBlog reports that the United Nations has sent warnings to Afghanistan, says it could face a food crisis in a months’ time, with at least one out of … Read more
The Federal Government has chided political, religious leaders and opinion shapers to “stop spewing incendiary rhetoric capable of setting the country ablaze”. EkohotBlog reports that the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the warning when he was speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Sal Island, Cape Verde. Alhaji … Read more
Instead, thousands of soldiers have poured back in to manage the frantic airlifting of foreigners and Afghans — many who fear reprisals for working with Western nations — out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The Taliban on Monday warned that there would be dire “consequences” if the United States and its allies extend the presence of troops … Read more
Gani Adams has written a letter to the US, UN over killings in the South-West region. Aare Ona kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on the international community to intervene in the protracted killings across the South-West region of Nigeria, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. Gani Adams made the call via a strongly … Read more