Tag: UN
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Borno gives 30 days ultimatum To 7 UN agencies over Tax payment
***Threatens Sealing property By : Ali Musa Biu- Maiduguri Borno State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BO-IRS) has taken a tough stance against 7 United Nations agencies, with a 30 day ultimatum, which is to elapse on 24th February 2022 to comply with its local tax laws or risk confiscation of their properties. The warning…
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Urgency needed to meet SDGs environmental goals- UN
Two UN entities on Saturday warned that countries were on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environmental protection in spite of the progress made in the area. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Convention on Biological Diversity gave the warning in a new report on Saturday to commemorate the International Day for…
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Peacekeeping: UN recognises Nigerian policewoman
CSP Catherine Ugorji of the Nigerian police and serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been selected by the UN as one of two runners-up for the prestigious UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award for 2020. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in a statement by Oluseyi Soremekun,…
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COVID-19 threatens progress in women’s, children’s health – UN Report
The coronavirus pandemic threatens to turn back the clock on a decade of progress in women and children’s health, according to a United Nations (UN) report released on Friday. The report highlights significant advances made since the launch of the UN’s Every Woman Every Child movement 10 years ago, including more than one billion children…
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UN Security Council reforms won’t be easy – UNGA President
Abuja, Sept. 8, 2020 The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Tijjanu Muhammad-Bande says reforming the UN Security Council to give powers to others is not going to be an easy tasks. He disclosed this on Monday when he held a virtual interactive session with Nigerian-based foreign and diplomatic correspondents. He said that…
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UN strategizing to strengthen ”protection of education” in Nigeria -Coordinator
Abuja, Sept. 8, 2020 (National Trail Newspaper) In a bid to continue to strengthen the protection of Education from Attack, the United Nations will on Wednesday, hold an inaugural commemoration of the International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack. The day which is set aside to draw the attention of key stakeholders to…
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Children in richest countries face obesity, lack of skills – UN
Too many children in the world’s richest countries lack basic maths and reading skills, and suffer from poor mental well-being and obesity, according to a UNICEF report published on Thursday. The report ranks 41 European Union and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries on children’s health, skills, and happiness. Denmark, the Netherlands, and…
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UN, U.S. commiserate with Lebanon over deadly explosions
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commiserated with the people and government of Lebanon over Tuesday’s explosions in the capital, Beirut. No fewer than 70 people died while 2,700 others were injured in the massive blasts at the city’s port, the Minister of Health, Hamad Hassan, said. Officials said the two blasts originated from highly explosive…
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UN agency calls for temporary basic income for 2.7 billion people
A United Nations agency on Thursday called for a temporary basic income for the world’s 2.7 billion poor people amid the coronavirus pandemic. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) said the measure could stem the spread of the virus by allowing those living below or just above the poverty line in 132 developing countries to stay…
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COVID-19: UN to re-release Bob Marley’s One Love to support affected children
The United Nations has said a new version of Bob Marley’s iconic song, One Love, is to be released to support children badly affected by COVID-19. According to the organisationa in a report published on Thursday, the initiative is aimed at raising funds for that purpose, adding that the late musician’s family had given its…