Dangerous precedent, UN chief alarmed by US strikes on Venezuela

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” after Washington’s strikes on Venezuela, his spokesman said Saturday, saying it could “constitute a dangerous precedent.” The UN chief is “deeply concerned…

UN names Nigeria, Mali among 16 hunger crisis hotspots

  Two UN food agencies warned on Wednesday that millions more people around the globe could face famine, with funding shortfalls worsening already dire conditions. The joint report from the…

Nigeria lost $10bn in Northeast to conflict – UN

  The United Nations Children’s Fund has estimated that Nigeria lost about $10bn to the decade-long conflict in the North-East. UNICEF Country Representative, Wafaa Saeed, disclosed this in Maiduguri on…

13 million displaced as Sudan war enters third year – Report

  Sudan’s civil war has displaced 13 million people, the United Nations reported Monday, as the conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters a third year. “The…