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Thousands rally in rainy Glasgow for COP26 climate action

Thousands of protesters set off from a Glasgow park Saturday to march through the city hosting the U.N. climate conference and demand bolder global...

Half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis by 2030 – UN Chief

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says by the year 2030 an estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population will live in coastal areas which...

Turkey begins probe into Twitter posts suggesting President Erdogan died

Investigations have been launched with 30 people in Turkey over speculation over the alleged death of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The suspects had used the...

UK firm trains Nigerian senators on optimising nation – building potentials

A leading UK firm, TEXEM UK, has completed a five-day training for Nigerian senators on optimising their legislative functions for nation-building. A press statement by...

Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged developed countries to deliver on a pledge of supplying 100 billion dollars annually in climate finance support...

International Drug Users’ Day: UNAIDS upholds decriminalisation, access to services

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says people who use drugs should not be criminalised, calling for greater funding for community-led harm...

62 journalists killed in 2020 – UNESCO

No fewer than 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs in 2020, according to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The UN...

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