UN News The Hope Championship for Amputee Football in the Gaza Strip ran for four days last week. Farah Youssef refused to let the loss of her leg four years ago during conflict in Gaza to sideline her ambitions.…
Africa and Europe Can Shape a Fairer Global System
United Nations/Carlos Cesar UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the African Union, European Union summit in Angola. The UN Secretary-General says the world is shifting fast towards a multipolar system – where power is spread across several regions instead of…
Lagos Declares 24-Hour Traffic Control, Cracks Down On Illegal Structures Ahead Of Festive Season
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has launched a comprehensive, State-wide 24-hour traffic management operation and a multi-agency urban regeneration enforcement drive across major corridors and nightlife zones. Designated “Operation Ember Months Stability,” the strategic intervention is designed…
Doha: World Summit Opens With Pledge to Speed Social Progress
Zoom Arts & Design Doha Participants at the World Summit in the “Spider” foyer of the Qatar National Convention Centre. The Second World Summit for Social Development opened in Doha on Tuesday with the adoption of the Doha Political…
We Have US assurances of Russian Oil Sanctions Exemption – Berlin
Berlin has received assurances from Washington that new US sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector will not apply to the German subsidiary of Rosneft, which is under trusteeship, a spokesman for Economics Minister Katherina Reiche said on Tuesday. A letter outlining…
Women Urge Germany’s Merz to Get Real on Public Safety
Luisa Neubauer, environmental and climate activist, speaks at the “We are the daughters” rally organized by the “Together Against the Right” initiative in front of the CDU federal office in response to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statements linking migration to problems…
5.7 Million People Face Food Insecurity in Haiti
© UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Many people in Haiti displaced by violence, like this mother and baby, struggle to find enough to eat. Millions of Haitians are facing food insecurity as armed groups continue to expand their territorial control around the…
GEEP, NAIC, NSITF Deepens Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Social Protection for Beneficiaries
In a move that signals deeper inter-agency collaboration, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) has opened a new chapter of partnership with the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) and the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF). At a strategic…
Dangote Accuses PENGASSAN of Industrial Sabotage
The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has berated the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), accusing the union of decades-long sabotage of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector and serving the interests of its leaders rather than…
UNICEF Aid Trucks Robbed at Gunpoint in Gaza City
© UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Children who are not getting enough to eat attend a nutrition clinic in Deir al Balah, in Gaza. Humanitarian aid in Gaza must be protected, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, following the…
