By Haruna Gimba With two thirds of the world’s population likely living in urban …
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122 million people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises – UN report
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Haruna Gimba Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world …
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Ongoing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose risk to humans – UN agencies
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Haruna Gimba The current outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) have caused devastation …
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UN, Malala seek collaborative support for girl-child education
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad United Nations Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed and Malala Yousafzai, Nobel …
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By Asmau Ahmad United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on world leaders to …
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UN forum meets to ‘build political momentum’ for SDGs
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Haruna Gimba Government, civil society and private sector partners convened in New York …
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WHO provides medical supplies worth $560,000 to meet health needs in Sudan
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad A chartered flight carrying 18 metric tons of life-saving medicines and …
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Attainment of 8 billion population, a milestone in human development – UNFPA
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative, Ulla Mueller, said the …
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67m children missed immunisation during COVID-19 pandemic – UNICEF
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said some 67 million children …
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‘World couldn’t achieve Universal access to Water, Sanitation’
by Haruna Gimbaby Haruna GimbaBy Asmau Ahmad The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) …