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Nigerians await election results amid boycott from opposition parties

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Millions of Nigerians are anxiously waiting for the final results of Saturday’s general elections as the electoral commission continues to collate and declare them. The electoral commission has been announcing state-by-state results but is yet to make significant progress in declaring the winner of the presidential election. The winner of that race would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Opposition parties though… Read More
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Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say

Village Reporter
“Every person searching for a better life deserves safety and dignity,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. “We need safe, legal routes for migrants and refugees.” The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a joint statement, expressed condolences for the victims and called on countries to increase resources and capabilities to effectively meet their responsibilities.… Read More
Europe 

Deadly shipwreck in Italy must trigger action to save lives, UN officials say

Village Reporter
“Every person searching for a better life deserves safety and dignity,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. “We need safe, legal routes for migrants and refugees.” The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a joint statement, expressed condolences for the victims and called on countries to increase resources and capabilities to effectively meet their responsibilities.… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: ‘Calling it a crisis seems so insignificant compared to everyday reality on the ground’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

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Denise Brown is the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. Based in the capital Kyiv, she works alongside around 20 UN agencies with some 2,600 staff, the majority Ukrainians. She spoke to UN News about the challenges of supporting communities in a country at war. “Conditions have been pretty difficult in Ukraine over the past year and we’ve had… Read More
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Nigeria: Voting gets underway in crucial election

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Voting started on Saturday in Nigeria as citizens cast their ballot to elect a new president who would replace President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari is leaving office this year and many are hoping the next leader will provide better solutions for Africa’s most populous nation and biggest economy. The main contenders in the race to succeed Buhari are former Lagos governor… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: 18 million need support as war enters second year

Village Reporter
“Since the start of the full-scale war we, along with our humanitarian partners in Ukraine, have made every effort to ramp up operations to provide life-saving support to those who need it most,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York.  Last year, thousands of convoys delivered vital supplies to people in all regions of the country, he said,… Read More
Europe 

UN Security Council hears echoed demands to end war in Ukraine

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“Life is a living hell for the people of Ukraine,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Council, which has held more than 40 debates on the conflict since Russia’s full-scale invasion one year ago. On the occasion, the 15-member organ held a ministerial-level meeting on the heels of the UN General Assembly’s new demand that Russia immediately leave Ukraine, adopted… Read More
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ECOWAS deploys 250 observers ahead of Nigeria elections

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed two hundred and fifty (250) observers for the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS-EOM) to the Presidential Election in Nigeria. The observers were deployed on Thursday, February 23, 2023, in Abuja, ahead of the February 25, 2023, Presidential Elections. As part of the ECOWAS electoral support to Member States, H.E. Dr.… Read More
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