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March 04, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday, leave for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and...

January 11, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) is collaborating with presidential candidates and other stakeholders in Nigeria, to ensure peaceful elections in the country. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Officer-in-Charge...

December 17, (THEWILL) – The Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI), a non-governmental organisation with Consultative status of the United Nations and registered in Nigeria and United States, has applauded the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of...

The United Nations on Friday released a total of US$10.5 million from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide assistance to people affected and left vulnerable by floods across Nigeria, including those...

November 11, (THEWILL) - Terrorism is intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has said. “Terrorists and violent extremists, including Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates, have exploited instability and conflicts, to increase their activities...

November 04, (THEWILL) - The United Nations (UN) has asked the international community to support Nigeria as it faces unprecedented floods. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), no fewer than 300 people have been killed, 500 injured and...

April 08, (THEWILL) – The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine. The UN Human Rights Council was founded in 2006 and is composed of 47...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Human Rights Council comfortably passed a resolution on Friday that recognises access to a safe and healthy environment as a fundamental right despite criticism in the lead-up to the vote from Britain, the...

June 24, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says more that 1.1 million people may die in Nigeria’s North-East if conflict with Islamist insurgencies continues to 2030. The agency on Thursday said the conflict had already killed nearly...

June 19, (THEWILL)- Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been reappointed to serve as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) for a second term. UN Secretary General, António Guterres, announced the appointment on Friday after he was also reappointed for a second...