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Victims of Migrants’ Shipwreck off Libya Included Many Nigerians
Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, from Nigeria, Gambia, and other African countries have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, a United Nations, agency has said. The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to IOM. It said: “The central Mediterranean continues to be…
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Oyebanji Makes Case for PWD
By Kazeem Ayodeji Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has stressed the need for the creation of an inclusive world for People with Disabilities to break down barriers to foster a society where individuals’ unique talents are valued. He stated this while addressing a gathering on the occasion of this year’s International Day of People With…
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Ibadan Residents Decry Challenges confronting Humanitarian Workers
By Taiwo Oke On the 19th of August, 2023, the World celebrated Humanitarian Day, an International day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have died working for humanitarian causes. It is designated by the United Nations General Assembly to honour the then representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello and…
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Stakeholders Call for Gender Balance in Global Schemes
Olufisoye Adenitan The United Nations says the Female Gender is an indispensable factor in fostering development, peace and progress across nations of the world. The UN Women Country’s Representatives to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Ms Beatrice Eyong stated this in Lagos, at the maiden edition of the “ReportHer Award”, an initiative of the Women Radio…
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Libya Clashes leave 32 Dead
The UN has called for an immediate stop to hostilities in Libya following a day of deadly clashes between political factions in the capital, Tripoli. At least 32 people were killed and dozens more wounded during the fighting, the health ministry said. Among the dead was young comedian Mustafa Baraka, an official said. Libya has…
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UN Pledges Support for Reintegration of Repentant Boko Haram
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has promised to support the reintegration process for repentant Boko Haram fighters into society. The Secretary-General made the promise when he paid a courtesy to Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum at the Government House, Maiduguri. The war against the Boko Haram insurgency had in the last one year assumed…
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UN Secretary-General begins two-day mission to Nigeria, 3rd May
The United Nations Secretary-General Mr Antonio Guterres will on Tuesday 3 May, begin a two-day mission to Nigeria. This will be the first mission of the ninth United Nations Secretary General to Nigeria. A statement by the UN information centre indicates that, during the mission, Mr Guterres will have an audience with President Muhammadu Buhari;…
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Mali is Preventing Access to Killings Site – UN
The UN has expressed concern that Malian authorities have denied its human rights investigators access to a village where hundreds of people were killed. “We are extremely concerned that Malian authorities have still not granted UN human rights investigators access”, a statement by the UN Human Rights Office said. It says “time is of essence…
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Tuberculosis Remains World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease – UN
The United Nations, UN, says Tuberculosis, TB, remains the infectious disease with the highest mortality rate as the world marks World Tuberculosis Day. The global body also notes that the infection claims about 4,500 lives daily among the people living with HIV worldwide. Our Correspondent, Temitope Mosadomi examines the increasing number of T.B. patients and…
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International Women Day: A Challenged World is an Alert World
Every 8th of March each year marks International Women’s Day. This year marks the 110th International Women’s Day, after the first official event which was held in 1911 Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. It was technically first celebrated in 1908 when 15,000 women marched through New York City as part of a protest over poor working…
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Insurgents Kidnap Aid Worker, Others
A United Nations humanitarian worker, Abubakar Garba Idris and other passengers have been abducted by suspected terrorists along Maiduguri- Jakana- Damaturu 135km federal highway. This latest incident is coming barely two weeks when 35 passengers mostly women were kidnapped near Mainok village situated between Jakana and Beneshiekh town of Kaga Local Government Area of Borno…
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International Migrants Day: 3,101 Died in 2020
For another year, more Africans have lost their lives to irregular migration in 2020 than any other people, data from a United Nations (UN) agency reveals just as the world commemorates the 2020 International Migrants Day on 18 December. About 3,101 migrants died globally in 2020 while trying to reach different international destinations through irregular…
