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US withdrawal from UN bodies threatens global development goals
Frank Okon The United States’ move to withdraw from or suspend funding to a range of United Nations bodies risks slowing progress on some of the world’s most pressing global priorities, from tackling climate change and regulating international trade to…
US’ withdrawal from international bodies won’t deter UN’s humanitarian mandate, Guterres Says
Ziggy Ojiegbe UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regret over the decision by the United States to withdraw from several United Nations entities, while stressing that the Organization will continue to carry out its humanitarian and development responsibilities. In a…
Wars drive Africa’s economic strain, hunger and displacement, UN warns
Ziggy Ojiegbe The United Nations has warned that escalating conflicts across parts of Africa and the Middle East are deepening economic hardship, fuelling hunger and driving mass displacement, with civilians bearing the heaviest burden. UN Secretary-General António Guterres remains gravely…
UN says global economic growth indicates resilient but subdued
Further slowdown expected in 2026 Sopuruchi Onwuka Global economic growth has shown resilience over the past year despite trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainty, but remains subdued and well below pre-pandemic levels, according to a major United Nations report released on…
A woman dies from cervical cancer every 2 minutes, UN warns
Frank Okon A woman dies from cervical cancer every two minutes, according to the United Nations, highlighting the deadly toll of a disease that is largely preventable and curable with timely care. Jeanette was 31 when she was diagnosed. The…
Ban Ki-moon calls for Security Council reform amid UN crises
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for sweeping reforms of the UN Security Council, warning that its failure to function effectively lies at the heart of the organization’s current crisis. Ban made the…
Divestment: NUPRC tidies up $400m abandonment obligations
Clears 94 decommissioning plans Sopuruchi Onwuka Regulator of the Nigerian upstream petroleum industry has declared that it has worked the details of oilfield decommissioning and abandonment obligations among old players that divested their stakes and new players that acquired the…
Thousands of flights cancelled as Iran, Israel trade missiles
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports International travelers across the globe were stranded at airports on Friday as airlines called of thousands of flights that might cut through the Middle East where Israeli Air force activated aerial engagement with Iran’s arsenal…
Hamas quietly alters Gaza casualty figures
After deceiving the whole world that over 50,000 Palestinians have died in the Gaza with Israel, the HAMAS terrorist group which drew the deleterious war on the people is quietly recanting its narratives on casualty figures. New research by a…
UN demands Russian forces out of nuclear power plant in Ukraine
The United Nations General Assembly weekend demanded that Russia “urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorized personnel” from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and return it to the full control of Ukrainian authorities. The 193-member General Assembly adopted a resolution…
