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UN wants Kenya to promote gender equality

The UN on Monday urged Kenya to advance gender equality in order to boost economic…

Label tax evasion, malpractices by multinationals as foreign corrupt practices, Adeosun tells OEDC, World Bank, IMF

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has called for the designation of tax malpractices…

Uganda to widen probe of relief materials fraud

Uganda said it was widening a probe of government officials who allegedly stole aid intended…

More than 5,000 child soldiers released in 2017- UN

The UN said more than 5,000 child soldiers were released and reintegrated in 2017 due…

UN opens portal to monitor Paris Climate Change Agreement

The UN Climate Change Secretariat on Friday inaugurated a new portal to support the Talanoa Diaologue.…

700,000 people flee South Sudan in 2017- UN

About 700,000 people were forced to flee South Sudan in 2017 as refugees to neighbouring…

Guterres warns against weapons of mass destruction

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that threats posed by weapons of mass destruction…

Nigeria’s Obiakor to lead UN special investigation on Burundian killings

UN appoints Nigeria’s Obiakor special investigator for Burundians’ killings January 17, 2018 6:42 am by…

UN Appoints Adeosun into Pension Fund’s Investments Committee

Global organisation, the United Nations, has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, into…

Thousands of refugees in Rwanda face food shortage- UN

More than 100,000 refugees in Rwanda are facing reduced food rations due to a funding…