2023 Humanitarian Day: UN chief pays tribute to 22 slain staff members
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Friday paid tribute to 22 staff members killed in the bombing of its headquarters in Iraq 20 years ago, one […]
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UN chief urges countries to phase out fossil fuels
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged countries to phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate ‘catastrophe’. Guterres gave the warning on Thursday […]
UN observes Ist International Day against “Islamophobia”
The United Nations on Friday commemorated the first-ever International Day to combat Islamophobia with a special event in the General Assembly Hall at UN headquarters, […]
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ over South Africa gas tanker explosion
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in South Africa fuel tanker […]
UN weather report ‘a chronicle of climate chaos’- Guterres
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has described the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report as a “chronicle of climate chaos” which details the catastrophic speed of climate […]
UNESCO adopts Abuja Declaration as panacea to fake news
The UNESCO on Friday adopted the Abuja Declaration that preferred global funding of Media and Information Literacy (MIL) as panacea to the global scourge of […]
Nelson Mandela was a healer, mentor to generations, says UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has hailed late Nelson Mandela, the first black President of Post-Apartheid South Africa and racial justice icon for the outstanding legacy […]
UN Sec. Gen. Antonio Guterres visits UN House in Abuja
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is currently at the UN House in Abuja, the nation’s capital. His visit to the UN House comes a […]
UN Chief mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Sunday mourned the death of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and retired Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, who died at […]
About 62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their job — UNESCO
No fewer than 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs in 2020, according to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The UN […]