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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 11 per cent have no sanitation services at all. In a report, the UN’s health and children’s agencies said only 40 per cent of healthcare facilities last year had toilets that adequately met […]

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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 a devastating socioeconomic crisis far beyond infections, pushing an estimated 985,000 more people into poverty and triggering up to 2,520 excess infant deaths from disrupted healthcare services. The report also projected that even […]

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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, even as its latest report found record production levels globally. Fish and seafood is now a $184-billion trade, according to the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture report by the United Nations’ Food […]

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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, according to a new report released by the United Nations on Wednesday. The report, published by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, attributed the anticipated increase in electricity demand largely […]

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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 the United Nations General Assembly. His election comes at a critical period for the global organisation, which is grappling with a budget deficit exceeding $1.8 billion following significant reductions in foreign aid contributions. […]

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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 in addressing Africa’s growing food security challenges. She made this known while speaking during a visit to the company’s industrial complex in Ibeju-Lekki Lagos. She emphasized the need for stronger global partnerships to […]

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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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