United Nations Set Aside $15m Dollars To Fight Hunger In North East, Nigeria

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Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 19, 2020

The United Nations is to fifteen million dollars ($15m)  to fight hunger in the North East, Nigeria. A press release by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs quoted the Emergency Relief Chief, Mark Lowcock as saying “a total of 15 million Dollars emergency funding to address rising food insecurity in north-east Nigeria”. The statement added that “the ongoing crisis affecting Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states and the consequences of the COVID-19...

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#EndSARS: UN Condemns Establishment of SWAT, Says No to Police Brutality

Law & JusticeNewsUnited Nations#EndSARS: UN Condemns Establishment of SWAT, Says No to Police Brutality

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 22, 2020

The United Nations has criticised the creation of the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) by the Nigeria Police Force, the high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet has said. In a statement, the U.N high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet noted that the police swiftly created SWAT without addressing some of the root causes of police violence and putting in place sufficient safeguards to prevent it reoccurrence. The new squad was established to replace...

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EndSARS: UN Welcomes Police Reforms, Pledges Assistance

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PilotnewsOctober 16, 2020

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says he welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to undertake “broader reforms” in the Nigeria Police Force following the #EndSARS protests. Speaking through his spokesman, Mr Stephane Dujarric, in New York on Thursday, Guterres said the UN was ready to “accompany Nigeria in those efforts”. While noting that he was keenly following the ongoing protests, the UN chief urged the country’s security forces to exercise “maximum restraint” in their response. “The Secretary-General...

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Buhari MeetsEex-Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at Aso Villa

United NationsWorld NewsBuhari MeetsEex-Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at Aso Villa

PilotnewsOctober 12, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Okonjo-Iweala contesting for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). She has already emerged as one of the final two candidates for the position. NAN reports that the agenda between the president and Okonjo-Iweala was...

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WTO Confirms Okonjo-Iweala, One Other as DG Election Finalists

United NationsWorld NewsWTO Confirms Okonjo-Iweala, One Other as DG Election Finalists

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 8, 2020

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has announced Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as one of the finalists in the run for director-general election. Yoo Myung-hee of the Republic of Korea was shortlisted alongside Okonjo-Iweala as the second candidate in the final. Both emerged from a shortlist of five which was selected from a pool of eight candidates. At every stage of the election, member countries are required to choose a preferred candidate. David Walker, the ambassador from New...

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19 Resident UN Agencies to Support Adamawa State

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Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 17, 2020

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Edward Kallon has disclosed that nineteen Resident UN agencies are willing to support the state government through funds and programmes in addressing various challenges through an integrated approach that builds on each agency’s comparative advantage. Kallon who revealed this when he led a delegation on a courtesy call on Governor Ahamdu Umaru Finitir at the Government House, Yola, explained that the visit to the state is to...

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Attack on Education Must Stop — UN

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PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2020

Top officials of the United Nations have decried rising armed attacks on education, with a call for immediate and strong preventative actions. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande made the call on Wednesday. They spoke at a virtual event commemorating the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack. In his speech, Guterres emphasised that education, besides being a fundamental human right, is fundamental to peace and development....

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Video of Sex in UN Official Car Deeply Disturbing – Official

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PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

The United Nations (UN) says it has launched investigation into a viral video showing a couple apparently having sex in one of its official cars in Israel. Spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric, told UN correspondents in New York on Friday that the organisation was “shocked and deeply disturbed” by the footage. Dujarric confirmed that the video featured a 4×4 vehicle, containing personnel “likely assigned to the UN Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO)”. The short...

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U.S. Protests: UN Urges Restraint, Social Cohesion

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PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for restraint and social cohesion as violent protests grow across the United States over police brutality. Guterres’ spokesman, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, conveyed his message while addressing UN correspondents on Monday. “The situation we are seeing today we have seen in different parts of the world before. “Grievances must be heard, but they must be expressed in peaceful ways, and authorities must show restraint in responding to demonstrators,” he said....

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UN Raises Alarm Over Possible War Crimes in DRC

AfricaNational SecurityUnited NationsUN Raises Alarm Over Possible War Crimes in DRC

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

The United Nations has warned of possible war crimes in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The warning came in a report released by the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) on Wednesday. It blamed militia mostly from the ethnic Lendu community in the region for barbaric acts such as “widespread and systematic killings, beheadings and rape,” among others. UNJHRO said the atrocities might constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. According to...

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