United Nations
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Environment
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COP27: Rich countries agree to pay for climate damages in poor nations
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries concluded two weeks of talks early Sunday in which their main achievement was agreeing to…
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News
UN releases US$10.5m for Nigeria floods response
The United Nations today released a total of US$10.5 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency…
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News
133 million Nigerians poor, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. In its latest National Multidimensional Poverty…
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Environment
Extreme heat could make parts of Asia, Africa uninhabitable in decades
By the year 2100, extreme heat events will make parts of Asia and Africa uninhabitable for up to 600 million…
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Africa
UN urges probe into killing of 15 migrants in Libya
The UN has urged authorities in Libya to order a “swift, independent and transparent” investigation into the killing of 15…
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Foreign
UN says 50 million people worldwide stuck in ‘modern slavery’
The number of people trapped in forced labour or forced marriage and other crises has swelled by a fifth in…
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Foreign
Claims of torture of China Uyghurs are credible, UN says in report
China denies all allegations of human rights abuses The UN has accused China of “serious human rights violations” in a…
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Opinion
Surviving the food crisis in North-east Nigeria
Today in north-east Nigeria, millions of people are facing the painful consequences of a deteriorating food security and nutrition crisis.…
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Africa
UN Secretary General to visit Nigeria insurgency victims
The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres – on a tour of West Africa – is due in north-east Nigeria…
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Africa
168 killed in Sudan’s Darfur clashes, UN urges probe
The United Nations has called for an investigation into the reported killings of at least 168 people in clashes in…
