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UN committee has decried school headscarf ban in France According to the committee, France violated an international rights treaty when it banned a woman from wearing a headscarf while she studied at a school. "The move broke the…

By H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye On the evening of July 15, 2016, the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization” (FETO) launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the…

The United Nations said the world's population is expected to hit 8 billion mark by November. The organization’s report, released on World Population Day, also said that while population is growing slower than anytime since…

Abbott Nutrition, the infant formula manufacturer at the center of nationwide shortages, announced on Monday it had reached a deal with the FDA on steps for the company to reopen a currently shuttered processing plant. FDA Commissioner…

UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has said that the UN and its partners are supporting the Sudanese Government as it responds to recent severe flooding, which has killed 90 people and affected 380,000 others. The flooding was triggered…

The United Nation Human Rights Committee has urged governments to restrict protests in order to continue protect public health against Covid-19. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the committee had started formulation of its legal…

The United Nations Development Programme has proposed the immediate introduction of a temporary basic income that could curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by allowing the world's poorest people to stay at home. The proposed plan…

Yemen rejects UN envoy’s peace proposals Yemeni government has rejected the peace proposals submitted recently by Martin Griffiths, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. While disclosing this on Wednesday July 15, 2020,…

A Muslim woman, Mrs Haleemah Olamade Ahmad, has partnered Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace, to support people with food items and facemasks to community people in Minna, Niger State. While disclosing this on Thursday July 9, 2020,…

The United Nations World Food Programme has announced a massive rise in the number of hungry people it plans to assist around the world, as the devastating socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic push millions more people into food…

Recently, I was in a conversation with a friend who, by happenstance, studies the same course as I do. The topic of discussion was the shady regard given to Sociology as a discipline and why the discipline isn't given the attention and…

UN, Arab League issue warning against Israel's annexation plan The United Nations and the Arab League have called on Israel to drop its annexation plan While disclosing this during a virtual meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday…

United Nations humanitarians have said that help and funding are urgently needed for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit severely by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, including conflict-hit communities “on life-support”…

Accra, 9 June 2020 - Young people have resolved to be more zealous and committed towards the protection of the environment to avert the current climate crisis, especially in this decade of action for the Sustainable Development Goals…

One minute you are reading about pioneering medical technology behind the implanting of bionic eyes to restore sight to blind people. The next you learn that a disease you have never heard of - Schistosomiasis - infects over 200 million…

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday May 29, 2020 condemned the killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department officers. “Dismayed to have to add George Floyd's name to that of Breonna Taylor,…

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has pledged his total commitment to rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry, hate and all forms of intolerance. Guterres disclosed this in his remarks to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states…

The Crescent Council of Canada has declared Saturday May 23 ‘Eīd Al-Fiṭr, following confirmation of multiple moon sightings in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Niger. According to the council, sighting of the crescent in the region “was…

The United Nations has launched an initiative to tackle the spread of online misinformation regarding Covid-19 pandemic. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday May 20, 2020, by UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. He stated that…

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A white America family headed by Levi Ketelsen has called for total annihilation of white supremacy in the United States. This was disclosed in a Facebook post shared by Tammie Ketelsen, while showing solidary with Black American community…

NEW YORK (May 19, 2020) – While most children infected with the novel coronavirus have mild symptoms, a subset requires hospitalization and a small number require intensive care. A new report from pediatric anesthesiologists, infectious…

Washington DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a coalition of 34,000 churches representing 27.7 million African Americans in collaboration with over 150,000 faith communities across the country have expressed no confidence in…

The world is currently held at the jugular by a new strain of Coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV-2, which was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. COVID-19, as it has been dubbed, is a lethal virus which has been contracted by over…

The Sustainable Development Goals call for actions to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The world’s economy is predicted to suffer a significant decline because of COVID-19.…

As the number of cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria continues to increase, along with concerns around the need to drastically scale-up public health preparedness and response, the United Nations has announced that it received EUR 1.2 million from…

As the world battles life-threatening pandemic, the United Nations has warned of extreme hunger, stressing that about 265 million people will be affected worldwide. Disclosing this on Tuesday April 21 via Zoom, Chief Economist and Director…

The United Nations has taken disciplinary action against a staff member who failed to complete self-isolation and left South Sudan without authorization. The staff member was said to be in isolation after it was believed he might have come…

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC in South Africa has donated over personal protective equipment to shelter houses in South Africa. The donation, which was made on Wednesday April 15, 2020, was extended to several Gauteng…