UN agency on counter-terrorism has praised Nigeria for its stand against terrorism and described the country as active member and long-standing partner in counter-terrorism work. Dr Jehangir Khan, Director, Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) and United Nations Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCCT), made the commendation at the graduation of 35 Nigerian aviation security Master Trainers […]
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Ban Ki-moon joked to hundreds of diplomats and U.N. staff as he left United Nations headquarters Friday for the last time as secretary-general that he feels “like Cinderella — tomorrow at midnight, everything changes.” Flanked by the presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council, the native South Korean thanked U.N. workers for their […]
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The UN Security Council demanded that Gambia’s leader Yahya Jammeh hand over power to the president-elect after he rejected the election results in a dramatic political U-turn. In a unanimous statement on Saturday, the 15 council members called on Jammeh to “respect the choice of the sovereign people of The Gambia, as he did on […]
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Countries are urged to invest in girls as the majority of the world’s 10-year-olds live in developing countries, while girls are substantially outnumbered by boys, a UN report showed on Friday. The 2016 State of the World Population report released by the United Nations Population Fund focused on the well being of 10-year-old girls as indicators […]
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A 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen will go into effect starting Thursday, the United Nations announced. A cessation of hostilities that first went into effect in April “will re-enter into force at 23:59 Yemen time (2059 GMT) on 19 October 2016, for an initial period of 72 hours, subject to renewal,” the UN’s special envoy for […]
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The United States, Britain and the UN peace envoy to Yemen on Sunday urged the warring parties in the country’s civil war to declare a ceasefire they said could start within days. The United Nations envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said: “We are here to call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, which will be […]
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The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, has welcomed the Thursday release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls after more than two years in captivity. According to a statement made available by the Presidency on Saturday, the UN Secretary-General said he remained concerned about the safety and well-being of the remaining schoolgirls and other victims of abduction […]
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The UN’s rights chief warned Wednesday that Donald Trump’s statements pointed to a “dangerous” figure emerging on the world stage if he won the US presidency. At a press conference in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said he was “not keen or intent on interfering in any political campaign.” […]
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Antonio Guterres, Portugal’s former prime minister, has emerged the unanimous favourite of UN Security Council members to succeed Ban Ki-Moon as the new secretary-general. He became the clear favourite on the sixth secret ballot held today by the UN Security Council. The council is expected to take a formal decision tomorrow and forward Mr. Guterres’ […]
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