Trump makes another appointment, names Elise Stefanik US Ambassador to UN
The United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump has appointed Elise Stefanik as America’s Ambassador to the United Nations, UN. Trump…
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US urges Israel to safeguard UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
United States Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, has called on Israel to protect United Nations peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon.…
Nigeria not snubbed during UN Human Rights Council polls — Presidency
The presidency has slammed naysayers who alleged that Nigeria lost out in the recent United Nations Human Rights Council elections.…
Move Lebanon peacekeepers out of harm’s way – Netanyahu tells UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon…
UN accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza hospital attacks
A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of war crimes in relation to attacks on healthcare facilities in…
65 medical workers killed in Lebanon airstrikes since September 17 – UN Office
65 medical workers have reportedly been killed and 40 others injured since September 17, according to the United Nations Office…
October 1 protest: HURIWA seeks UN protection for protesters
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland,…
Africa deserves permanent Security Council seat – UN chief
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has called for urgent reform of the Security Council, criticizing its outdated structure and lack of…
UN Group urges govts to take lead in education development
Heads of delegations and chairs of committees, including Accredited Ambassadors of the International Human Rights Commission, IHRC, Relief Fund in…
NHRC advocates enhanced access to housing, shelter for older persons at UN meeting
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to protect and promote the rights of older persons,…
800,000 people in extreme, immediate danger in Sudan city-UN warns
Top United Nations, UN, officials have warned that 800,000 people in a Sudanese city are in “extreme and immediate danger”…
US vetoes UN resolution to recognize Palestine as State
The United States has blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have recognised a Palestinian state. CNN reports…
Israel preventing access to Hamas attack victims – UN alleges
A former United Nations rights chief, Navi Pillay, who is chairing a three-person investigation, said Tuesday that Israel is preventing…
Famine looms in Sudan – UN humanitarians
The United Nations, UN, humanitarians in Sudan on Friday issued a fresh alert about pervasive food insecurity and looming famine…
Lebanon explosion not direct hit on patrol – UN peacekeepers
The United Nations Interim Forces in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Wednesday said the explosion that hit a patrol in southern…
Countries must act fast to phase out fossil fuels – UN
António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, says countries worldwide must act towards phasing out fossil fuels. Guterres made this call…
Nigeria’s human rights record to be reviewed in Geneva Jan 23
Nigeria’s human rights record will be examined for the fourth time by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic…
APC group drags Kano governor to UN over harassment of justices
The All Progressives Congress Youth Business Community in Kano (APC-YBCK) has dragged the governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, to…