27 February 2014 – The United Nations Security Council said it is “appalled” by today’s terrorist attack in the Somali…
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The UN’s human rights office on Tuesday condemned the killing of scores of villagers by suspected Boko Haram Islamists in…
Nigeria on Saturday pledged 1.5 million US dollars at an international donor summit at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa…
28 January 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert has urged the Rwandan Government to lift undue restrictions…
Thousands of people have fled across Nigeria’s borders with Cameroon and Niger amid renewed clashes between the Nigerian military and Boko Haram insurgents, the UN’s refugee agency said Friday. Adrian Edwards, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner…
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says nearly 6,000 people have fled the northern parts of Nigeria due to the activities…
The United Nations said Monday it is running out of food for the growing number of homeless in Central African Republic because of spreading unrest in the country. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said 38 trucks carrying rice are stuck at the Cameroon…
Germany said Thursday it had accepted a UN request to destroy remnants of Syria’s chemical weapons on its own soil as part of a bid to eliminate the arsenal by June 30. The foreign and defence ministries said in a joint statement that the move was intended…