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The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, have signed an agreement to strengthen their collaboration in protecting refugees, the stateless and internally…

The United Nations has summoned the governments of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, as well as the European Union and the African Union, calling for increased support for humanitarian action as Sudan's neighbours face a constant influx of…

The United Nations Women and Nigeria's Ministry of Women Affairs have launched the Quarterly Zonal Coordination Mechanism Meeting for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women for states in Nigeria's North-Central region. The meeting…

Russian vetoed a United Nations Security Council proposal to extend sanctions on Mali which is run by a military junta. Thirteen of the council's 15 members backed the draft resolution led by Mali's former colonial power France and the…

Mali has welcomed Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for a two-day working visit. The purpose of his visit was to meet with national authorities in preparation for the planned…

The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali said it had sped up a planned withdrawal from the town of Ber in northern Mali due to worsening security, as fighting in the area raised fears of a revival of a separatist uprising. Over the…

The United Nations has called on global governments, law enforcement agencies, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to intensify and strengthen efforts to end human trafficking, and to prevent, identify and support victims of…

The wife of Nigeria’s President, Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed her readiness to partner with the United Nations and its agencies to address some of the problems facing women in the country. She says she also hopes to pursue increased…

The African Union (AU), world leaders and regional blocs have condemned a coup attempt against Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum by members of the presidential guard. Niger’s presidency said in a tweet on Wednesday that members of the…

Russia has rebuffed a call by U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres for it to rejoin the Black Sea grain export deal saying it is impossible for Moscow to be a part of the deal until an agreement related to its interests is honoured.…