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UNICEF identifies 240,000 out-of-school children in Zamfara

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) said it had identified 240,560 out-of-school children in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Zamfara State. The affected...

admin - April 21, 2018

Human Welfare

Nigeria asked to enact policies to better manage population

Since the National Population Commission (NPC) revealed that the population of Nigeria has official reached 198 million, experts have lent their voices to its...

admin - April 15, 2018

Human Welfare

UN condemns continuous attack on civilians in northeast Nigeria

The UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Yassine Gaba, on Monday, April 2, 2018 has condemned Sunday’s deadly attack near Belle Village in...

admin - April 2, 2018

Human Welfare

CERD files action in support of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) and the National Council of Leaders of the KATRIBU, a national alliance of Indigenous organisations which includes the...

admin - March 27, 2018

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Japan, UN move to the rescue of South Sudanese refugees

Through the support of the Government of Japan, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has launched the project “Support to Hosting Communities Affected...

admin - March 26, 2018

Human Welfare

UN welcomes Dapchi schoolgirls’ return

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed the release of most of the Dapchi schoolgirls abducted the by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The Secretary-General, in a...

admin - March 21, 2018

Human Welfare

World Bank warns of climate change-induced internal migration

The worsening impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could see over 140 million people move within their countries’...

admin - March 21, 2018

Human Welfare

International Happiness Day: Experts advise on mental health to avoid depression

Counselling Psychologist, Network for Psychosocial Support, Africa (NPS-Africa), Ms Aisha Bubah, has advised Nigerians to take care of their mental health to avoid depression. Bubah...

admin - March 20, 2018

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