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UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’
The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level…
One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
The basic rights of women and girls are facing unprecedented growing threats worldwide, from higher levels of discrimination…
Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United…
UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere
In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food…
‘Rapid expansion’ of synthetic drugs reshaping illicit markets, UN anti-narcotics body warns
Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according to the…
Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use
The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing,…
Sahara Group joins UN Global Compact to strengthen ESG commitment
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Sahara Group has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative…
UN environment agency calls for urgent action on ‘triple planetary crisis’
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and…
Nigeria, ILO launch website, app to combat child labour
The federal government, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), launched a National Child Labour website and…
WHO says 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer yearly
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said that every year, an estimated 400,000 children worldwide develop…