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World population is to reach eight billion this year, grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, before reaching a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the 2080s, says the United Nations. In its annual study, released…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with Ondo State to implement targeted interventions with the aim of reducing missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV). The United Nations health organisation in Nigeria said this…

The United Nations food chief  has warned  that the war in Ukraine has created “a catastrophe on top of a catastrophe” and will have a global impact “beyond anything we’ve seen since World War II”. It said many of the Ukrainian farmers who…

The United Nations has underlined the need for governments all over the world to put women and girls at the center of their efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world, as the panacea for economic…

The European Union has suspended budget support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million) until humanitarian agencies are granted access to people in need of aid in the northern Tigray region. In a blog post published on Friday,…

The United Nations announced Tuesday it has raised more than $370 million for its emergency fund to help respond to crises in 2021. More than 50 donors pledged money to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, managed by the…

The United Nations, (UN), African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) have called for peace as Ghanaians eagerly await results of Monday's presidential and parliamentary elections. Ghanaians went to the…

Ethiopia and the United Nations agreed on Wednesday to channel desperately-needed humanitarian aid to a northern region where a month of war has killed, wounded and uprooted thousands. The pact, announced by U.N. officials, gives aid…

The United Nations’ Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for an end to police brutality in Nigeria, condemning violent clashes that claimed multiple lives and caused many injuries. This position was contained in a communiqué…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday asked leaders of destination countries to insist on repatriation of illicit funds and their proceeds back to countries of origin. He made the call at the virtual press launch of a publication by the…