The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the leading influencers for its global campaign to pool 1 million young Africans…
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29 October 2014 – The United Nations stands ready to support the Government of South sudan in its renewed commitment…
17 September 2014 – The United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide today met today…
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 8, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have sexually…
14 August 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has spoken with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, reiterating his urgent call to redouble…
7 August 2014 – The United Nations flag is flying at half-mast today at the world body’s New York Headquarters…
5 August 2014 – With thousands fleeing the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, senior United Nations officials today urged the…
4 August 2014 – The United Nations health agency today appealed for urgently needed contributions to combat the deadly Ebola…
20 July 2014 – As the fighting raged in Gaza, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim…
Separatist rebel fighters on patrol after seizing territory 1.9 million people need food assistance Inter-rebel clashes cause displacement Insecurity hampers…
Yesterday I was telling you all how Davido uploads photos of himself looking all cute like a puppy; in contrast…
Former British Prime Minister now United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, Friday, called for global support for…
27 June 2014 – Thousands of people are fleeing new violence and reprisal attacks in and around the town of…
18 June 2014 – The time for peace talks in mali is now, the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the…
14 June 2014 – Some 50,000 children in South sudan could die this year and thousands of rape survivors could…
The UN’s cultural organisation on Tuesday urged Iraqis to protect the country’s heritage amid heavy fighting, warning that destroying religious sites would amount to war crimes. UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova expressed concern at “renewed human…
3 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Spain’s Queen Sofia today highlighted the continued need for girls’ education, addressing…
8 June 2014 – The senior United Nations envoy in the Middle East visited the Gaza Strip today for the…
UN members launched a new round of climate talks Wednesday with Europe demanding early action to tame carbon emissions, two days after the United States unveiled a longer-term plan. “Although we are already looking beyond the current decade, it is also…
Boko Haram is probably beyond the reach of global sanctions but attempts to curb the Nigerian Islamists’ reign of terror is an indication of growing international commitment, analysts said. The UN Security Council this week designated the extremist…