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The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) has in a landmark resolution, unanimously condemned a Taliban administration's ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to "swiftly reverse" their…

The United Nations Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of Barbados have proposed a large-scale SDG Stimulus package to invest in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), stressing the need for a reform of the international financial…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to recommit themselves towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Guterres made the call in New York as he briefed Member States on a report tagged;…

The National Population Commission(NPC) has said that mentally challenged individuals and the homeless would be counted in the upcoming 2023 population and housing census. READ ALSO:Disabilities Commission Encourages Community…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has dispatched the first 12 metric tons of health and nutrition supplies to flood victims in southern Somalia. READ ALSO:Nigeria Lauds UNICEF’s Supports to Newborn Care The UN agency…

Canada has announced the deployment of a military aircraft to Japan to support the implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea. Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced the deployment of the…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he’s “deeply concerned by the gains terrorist groups are making in the Sahel, and elsewhere.” Guterres read from prepared remarks delivered at a Security Council meeting on counterterrorism…

The UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has called for the rival administrations in the country to reach an agreement by mid-June and hold long-delayed elections by the end of the year. Libya remains split between a nominally interim…

Heads of states and officials from different nations met in Doha on Sunday for the opening of the 5th United Nations Conference on the least developed countries. The conference opened with remarks from the president of the conference…

The United Nations has published  a report accusing Myanmar's military of creating "a perpetual human rights crisis". The report, which documents alleged human rights violations between February 1, 2022, and January 31, 2023, found that…