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Global food waste costs $1trn annually — UN

Despite 783 million people worldwide facing hunger, about 1.05 billion tonnes or nearly 19 per cent of all food available to consumers is wasted each year globally, according to the 2024 Food Waste Index Report by the United Nations. The report estimates that food waste costs the global economy about $1 trillion annually. These losses […]

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Hunger crisis deepens in Northern Nigeria as UNWFP slashes aid

No fewer than one million people in northeast Nigeria could lose emergency food and nutrition assistance unless funding is secured within weeks. According to a press release on the World Food Programme’s website on Thursday, Nigeria is facing one of the worst hunger crises in recent times. The United Nations World Food Programme is sounding […]

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UN warns US action against Maduro sets dangerous precedent

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has described the reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by United States special forces as a “dangerous precedent”. This position was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in New York by the UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric. Guterres said he is “deeply alarmed” by the […]

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West Africa terrorism threatens survival, ECOWAS tells UN council

The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Omar Touray, delivered a stark warning while briefing the United Nations Security Council at its 10,047th meeting on regional counterterrorism efforts. He cautioned that the rising wave of terrorism across West Africa and the Sahel has reached a level that threatens the very survival […]

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$93bn needed annually to end world hunger — UN WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme has calculated that achieving the goal of ending hunger by the year 2030 would necessitate an annual investment of only $93 billion. This figure represents less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion that has been spent on global military budgets over the last decade. The food agency’s […]

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One billion light arms fueling conflict, terrorism globally — UN

The United Nations has issued a grave warning that the massive proliferation of approximately one billion small arms and light weapons circulating globally is significantly fueling conflicts across Africa and the world. Adedeji Ebo, the Director and Deputy High Representative of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, informed the Security Council in New York that […]

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Tinubu to address 80th UN General Assembly

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is set to address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, September 24, the UN has confirmed. According to a revised provisional list of speakers obtained from the UN headquarters, Tinubu is scheduled to deliver his address during the afternoon session, around 8:30 p.m. […]

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UN ranks Nigeria 4th globally for attacks on schools

The United Nations has declared Nigeria 4th in global ranking of attacks on schools in conflict zones which have increased by a staggering 44 per cent across the world over the past year. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres stated this in a message to mark the International Day to Protect Education, commemorated annually on 9th Tuesday. […]

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UN ends humanitarian flights in Nigeria over poor funding

The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service has ended its fixed-wing air service in Nigeria due to a lack of funding. The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, disclosed this during the noon press briefing at the UN Headquarters in New York. UNHAS, which is operated by the World Food Programme, had to end their fixed-wing […]

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UN faces financial crisis, cuts workforce in Nigeria, eight other nations

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is set to cut its workforce by 20% following a $58 million funding shortfall. This move will impact operations in Nigeria and eight other countries, as the agency restructures to cope with declining financial resources. U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher announced the restructuring in a […]