Tag: Antonio Guterres
UN describes ‘Virginity testing’ as human rights violation
A group of United Nations (UN) agencies has issued a joint statement calling for a ban on tests meant to assess the virginity of a ... Read More
How Boko Haram ruined Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres By Prudence Arobani The demarcation of the Cameroon-Nigeria border and the pillar construction continued to face challenges due to insecurity in ... Read More
UN cautions U.S on migrant policy
UN Secretary-General António Guterres By Prudence Arobani The UN has committed to the defence of the rights of migrant and refugee children and appealed to ... Read More
World, One Error Away from Nuclear Destruction – UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the world is “one mechanical, electronic or human error away from a catastrophe that could eradicate entire cities ... Read More
International Community Condemns Somalia’s Worst-Ever Bomb Attacks
The UN and the U.S. have strongly condemned the Saturday bomb attacks in Mogadishu which is described as Somalia’s worst-ever bomb attack. UN Secretary-General Antonio ... Read More
UN Chief Optimistic That Trump Would Re-certify Iran’s Nuclear Agreement
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed strong hope that US President Donald Trump would retain what he termed the ‘breakthrough’ agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme. ... Read More
#UNGA: What President Buhari and UN Secretary General Guterres Discussed At Bilateral Meeting
Adamu Sambo, New York: At the bilateral meeting with UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, President Muhammadu Buhari has made a strong representation to the United ... Read More
Nigeria Has Come To Take Its Rightful Place At The UN – New Ambassador
The Nigeria’s new Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Bande, says his assumption of duty signifies that Nigeria has come to take ... Read More
UN Peacekeeping Committee: Nigeria re-elected Chair for the 45th time
Nigeria has been re-elected, for the 45th time, to chair the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, regarded as UN’s most strategic committee, the News ... Read More
Amina Mohammed Sworn-In As UN Deputy Secretary General
Former Nigerian Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed has been sworn-in as the Fifth United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General on Tuesday at the UN Headquarters in ... Read More
Statement By Amina Mohammed On Appointment as UN Deputy Secretary-General
Amina Mohammed(15th December, 2016): The opportunity and responsibility to serve people and planet as the next United Nations Deputy Secretary-General is truly humbling. I am ... Read More