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7.7m people in the northeast need help — 930,000 of them cannot be reached

  Of the 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance this year in the worst-affected states of Borno, Adamawa...

Zeid, top UN human rights chief, quits over ‘undue influence from powerful countries’

“After reflection, I have decided not to seek a second four-year term. To do so, in the current geopolitical...
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It’s ’embarrassing’! More than 100,000 ‘Nigerians have been deported in 2017 alone

Lucy George, a development economist and former staff of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, is concerned about...

Amina Mohammed tells old Nigerians to stop competing with youth for UN jobs

Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General and former Minister of Environment, has urged older Nigerians to stop competing with younger...
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UN initiative bans tobacco companies from rendering help on SDGs

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) has delisted tobacco companies from participating in its initiative of involving corporate leadership...

UN Tasks Lagos Govt On Improved Access To Water, Sanitation

The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on human rights to water and sanitation, Léo Heller, has urged the Lagos State government to ensure that the 2017 budget improves funding for water and sanitation access for the estimated 21 million residents.
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