UN prepared to make humanitarian exemptions for N. Korea on coronavirus
The UN Security Council on Thursday declared that it would adopt humanitarian exemptions to the heavy economic sanctions imposed on North Korea to help the impoverished country fight the novel coronavirus, Germany’s ambassador to the UN said. “The coronavirus issue was discussed and the committee immediately had given permission to export the equipment” used to […]
Brazil could lose its UN vote due to $400m debt ― Officials
The Federal Republic of Brazil risks losing its vote at the United Nations (U.N.) unless it pays some of the $400 million it owes before the end of the year. The largest country in both South America and Latin America according to VOA News report accrued a debt of $415.8 million of which $143 million […]
People on survival brink increased by 22 million ― UN Report
One in every 45 people in the world – a record 168 million – will need humanitarian assistance in 2020, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday. The number of people on the brink of survival has grown by 22 million over the past year due to violent and protracted conflicts, climate change-related […]
We’re living in hottest decade on record, says UN
Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General to The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has said that the current decade is on track to be the hottest on record. Taalas who made the remark on Tuesday at the UN climate summit in Madrid, said, “We are nowhere near on track to meet the Paris Agreement target. “If we do not […]
Hate Speech Bill: UN condemns death penalty
ABUJA-THE United Nations has condemned the prescription of death sentence in the Hate Speech Bill which is before the National Assembly.
Vision 2030: Community leader seeks synergy with traditional rulers
Chief Festus Awoniyi, a community leader in Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Monday called for specific roles for traditional rulers in the country in order to achieve the Vision 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Awoniyi, a retired administrator and the Petu Atayero of Omu-Aran, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of […]
