Under the UN Charter, the General Assembly elects the secretary-general on the recommendation of the Security Council The United Nations (UN) General Assembly unanimously elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general on Friday, giving him another five years at the helm of the 193-member organisation at a time a deeply divided world faces … Read more
I strongly condemn the attack, as humanitarian aid operations and facilities are the lifelines for people affected by violence and conflict in northeast Nigeria who are dependent on assistance to survive. The United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, condemned devastating attacks on three humanitarian hubs by the Boko Haram sect … Read more
The insurgency has claimed 36,000 lives and forced around two million to flee their homes since it began 12 years ago The United Nations on Tuesday said an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the northeastern Nigerian town of Dikwa in Borno State had “directly targeted” aid facilities. “The attack started last night and, as … Read more
A gruesome attack on the convoy of United Nations in the Central African country has left Luca Attanasio, Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), dead. The Italian foreign ministry disclosed the development in a statement on Monday. The ministry also said carabineri police officer was also killed during the attack on the … Read more
Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, has described as ‘abhorrent and unacceptable’ the abduction of students and some members of staff of the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger state. On Wednesday, bandits attacked the school and kidnapped 27 students, three members of staff and 12 family members. The incident occurred about two months after 344 students … Read more
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Governor Yahaya Bello has over 80 women in his cabinet where all the 21 vice chairmen in the state, Head of Service, SSG are all women The United Nations, Women UNW, has commended Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to ensure the inclusiveness and greater participation of women in politics in the state. This was … Read more
The United Nations (UN), on Monday, condemned the attack and resultant abduction of students at the Government Science School, Kankara, Kastina State. The is according to a statement issued by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the 11 December attack on a secondary school in Katsina State, Nigeria, and … Read more
The UN Security Council’s first meeting on the conflict in Ethiopia’s dissident Tigray region ended without members issuing a statement on Tuesday. AFP reports that European members forced the closed-door discussion to be held after African countries pulled out of organizing the meeting at short notice, highlighting divisions over Security Council action on the three … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 United Nations human rights experts, on Friday, raised alarm at reports that another 50 terror convicts were facing execution in Iraq on Monday, as they urged Baghdad to halt all “mass executions”. Some 4,000 prisoners, most of them charged with terror-related offences, are reportedly on death row in Iraq, said a trio … Read more
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 The United Nations, on Tuesday, said a full-blown humanitarian crisis was unfolding in northern Ethiopia, where thousands of people each day are fleeing the conflict in the Tigray region AFP reports that as international pressure mounted over his campaign against the dissident region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared operations were entering … Read more
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General is on a 3-day official visit to Nigeria The United Nations has called on the Nigerian government to engage the youths in the country following the recent #EndSARS protests that led to the loss of lives and destruction of properties. As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, … Read more
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerian youths to keep the peace, saying that it is in their own interest to do so. The President made the call on Monday while receiving the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and ex-Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed at the State House, Abuja. “It is in … Read more
NOVEMBER 8, 2020 The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, is leading a delegation of senior officials of the UN to Nigeria and three other West African countries, Niger, Sierra Leone, and Ghana to discuss with the governments and other stakeholders on strategies to rebuild after the devastations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the … Read more
United Nations will mark its 75th anniversary The United Nations will mark its 75th anniversary Monday, celebrating the mantra that “multilateralism is not an option but a necessity,” even as the coronavirus underscores the fragility of international cooperation. The anniversary will kick off the global body’s annual General Assembly, when normally the leaders and representatives … Read more
The World Health Organisation has declared Africa free of the wild polio virus following zero records of new cases since 2016. According to the United Nations specialised agency on public health, its described the feat as “one of the greatest achievements in public health history.” During the raving period of the polio virus hundreds of … Read more
United Nations Security Council will hold emergency discussions on Mali Wednesday, a day after an apparent military coup in the crisis-torn West African country. The meeting was requested by France and Niger and will take place behind closed doors on Wednesday afternoon, a senior UN diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity. Meanwhile, United Nations … Read more
The United Nations has “strongly and unequivocally” condemned reported cases of “serious human rights violations and abuses” in Cameroon. UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, stated the organisation’s position during his daily news briefing in New York on Friday. Read Also: 113 In Lagos As NCDC Confirms 329 Cases Across 20 States “On Cameroon, we have seen … Read more