UN Proposes $14bn Budget for 2027
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has proposed a $14 billion budget for 2027 to support the organisation’s work on global peace, sustainable development and human rights. Guterres presented the proposal in New York to the General Assembly’s budget committee, chaired by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim. Ibrahim described […]
UN warns Ebola outbreak could cost Africa $3.6bn
By Zainab Bakare The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could cost African economies up to $3.6 billion and push nearly one million more people into poverty. In a statement released on Tuesday, the UNDP says the outbreak is triggering a wider […]
Nigeria Reaffirms Human Rights Pledge in Ongoing Military Operations
By Zainab Bakare The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to international humanitarian law and globally accepted human rights standards in all military operations. General Musa gave the assurance during a diplomatic working visit by the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Victims’ Rights Advocate, Najla Palma, and her delegation at […]
FG Unveils Gender Equality Roadmap to Drive Progress by 2030
By Zainab Bakare The Federal Government, with support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UN Women, has launched the Nigeria Gender Profile and Roadmap to Equality 2030 to address gender disparities in the country. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said the document provides an evidence-based assessment of gender equality […]
WHO Warns of Ebola, Hantavirus Risks at Summit
By Oluwakemi Kindness The World Health Organization (WHO) has opened a major global health ministers’ meeting in Geneva amid rising concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, as well as funding cuts and geopolitical tensions affecting global health systems. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world is facing “difficult, dangerous, and divisive times,” […]
FAO, WFP Warn of Global Famine Risk Amid Funding Shortfalls
By: Aremu Toyeebaht Two United Nations food agencies have sounded the alarm that millions more people worldwide could face famine if urgent funding gaps are not addressed. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that conflict and violence remain the primary drivers of acute food insecurity in […]
Tinubu Mourns Former UN Envoy Joy Ogwu
By: Aremu Toyeebaht President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the death of former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Joy Uche Angela Ogwu, who passed away at the age of 79. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the President […]
UPF Urges Strengthening of Family Values to Tackle Insecurity
By: Julian Osamoto The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) has called for a national reawakening centred on strengthening family values, describing the home as the bedrock of peace and social stability in Nigeria. Speaking at a national seminar and award ceremony in Abuja, the Secretary-General of UPF Nigeria, Dr George Ikpot, said that moral decline within […]