60% of world’s health facilities fail to meet basic sanitation standards — UN
Only four in 10 healthcare facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards for accessible and usable toilets, the United Nations said Tuesday, while…
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UN warns DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak may push 985,000 into poverty
A new United Nations assessment has raised alarm that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could unleash…
Africa needs to expand fish farming sector — UN
Africa needs to urgently expand its fish-farming sector to meet its food needs, the head of the UN’s fisheries division said Tuesday,…
Global AI usage to consume more electricity than Nigeria, two others — UN
Global data centres are projected to consume almost three times the annual electricity used by Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh combined by 2030,…
Jimoh Ibrahim elected UN budget committee chairman
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim, has been elected Chairman of Budget and Administration for the Fifth Committee of…
Nigeria among top 10 countries hit by food insecurity — UN
Two-thirds of people facing food crises globally last year lived in just 10 countries, with a third of them in Sudan, Nigeria…
Dangote fertiliser key to solving Africa food insecurity – UN
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed has lauded the pivotal role of Dangote Industries Limited particularly Dangote Fertiliser Limited…
US-Israel-Iran war: Hunger threatens 45million more people, UN warns
The United Nations World Food Programme has projected that the number of people facing acute hunger globally could increase by as much…
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…
Strait of Hormuz standoff threatens global oil, vulnerable populations – UN
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the Middle East conflict could severely impact some of the world’s most vulnerable populations due to…
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.…
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…