NIGERIA: EU, UN concerned by increasing attacks against aid workers Abuja, 24 January – The European Union and the United Nations expressed concerns, in a joint press conference on Friday 24 January,...
Since 28 December, intercommunal disputes in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) have left more than 40,000 civilians displaced, of whom an estimated 10,800, are women of reproductive...
Food insecurity, conflicts, terrorism, displacement and climate change effects compound challenges Twenty-year-old Phoebe Musa remembers the day Boko Haram militants stormed her village of Gwoza in...
Local communities in search of lasting peace BY: FRANCK KUWONU The Boko Haram insurgency, with its spillover into Cameroon, Chad and Niger, is the most reported-upon security crisis in Nigeria. Yet...
Aswan, Egypt Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Grateful for the Arab Republic of Egypt for its hosting of Aswan and for continuous commitment to draw the attention of the international community on...
Aswan, Egypyt Opening remarks Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I commend President Al-Sisi for convening the Aswan Forum on sustainable peace, security and development in Africa – and I welcome...
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the...
DSG/SM/1374-DEV/3429 25 NOVEMBER 2019 Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)...
DSG/SM/1370-WOM/2201 Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan, in New York today: I...
DSG/SM/1365 Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the “Food for Education” school visit, in Nairobi today: I am here because all of you...