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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart for New York to participate in the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly which officially opened on September 18, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has disclosed.

The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly opened on Wednesday with its President, María Fernanda Espinosa, pledging to use her tenure to bring the world body closer to the people.

The United Nations Population Fund has called on media organisations to increase the awareness on the benefits of contraceptive use in Nigeria.

According to a report“ The State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World, put together by UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World…

A global analysis released by Environmental Defence Fund on Monday showed that methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice farms could have the same long-term warming impact as about 600 coal plants

The World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control says cigarette butts have become the most discarded waste item worldwide, with some 4.5 trillion thrown away each year, representing 1.69 billion pounds of toxic trash…

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, has said that in spite of improvements in the humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad region, millions continue to remain dependent on life-saving assistance.

This was disclosed by the Director General of the NCF, Dr. Muhtari Aminu-Kano, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.

In a statement issued in New York by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, the UN called on other countries to fill the financial gap by stepping up assistance for Palestine refugees.

May, who is visiting Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa this week, made the comment in Cape Town, South Africa on Tuesday

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has dragged Uganda and President Yoweri Museveni to the United Nations over allegations of grave human rights violations in that country.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said no fewer than 103 cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

World leaders on Monday sent a message of condolence to UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, over the passing of former UN chief, Kofi Annan.

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio António Guterres, on Saturday described late former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, as an epitome of the United Nations.

International business mogul and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has described the passing of one-time Secretary General of the United Nations and Founder, Kofi Annan Foundation, Kofi Annan, as a huge loss to the African…

The Nigerian Army on Saturday handed over 23 minors rescued from Boko Haram to United Nations Children Fund for rehabilitation.

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the passing on of Kofi Annan, a former Secretary General of the United Nations.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Saturday sympathised with the family of Kofi Annan, the United Nations, government and people of the Republic of Ghana on the demise of former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has commiserated with Ghana and family of Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations and celebrated diplomat, over his passing away at the age of 80.

The Kofi Annan Foundation announced the death of the former UN boss on its Twitter handle on Saturday morning