The Federal Government, in partnership with United Nations agencies, has launched a pilot Anticipatory Action Simulation Exercise in flood-prone communities of Adamawa State.
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The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has attributed Nigeria’s high fertility rate to limited reproductive rights and access, rather than cultural preferences alone.
The United Nations says hunger is getting worse in many parts of the world. It named Nigeria and 12 other countries as places where famine could happen soon if urgent help isn’t provided.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says about 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide every year.
Obstetric fistula is a silent killer that is a completely treatable health condition, yet it affects over 500,000 women worldwide, UN agencies have said.
The head of the World Health Organization told staff Wednesday the UN agency was reducing its management team by nearly half due to dramatic US funding cuts.
Gloria Guevara, a leading candidate for Secretary-General of UN Tourism, has called for the presence of independent observers at the upcoming 123rd Executive Council vote, set to take place near Madrid later this month.
The United Nations (UN) has called on all nations to develop new national climate action plans aimed at limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a crucial step to avert severe climate disasters.
United Nations agencies have warned that cuts in aid will threaten the fragile progress in ending maternal deaths globally.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization.