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UN, Diplomatic Community Restate Commitment to Nigeria’s Elections

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2023

The United Nations in Nigeria and members of the diplomatic community have restated their commitment to supporting Nigeria in ensuring peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections, even as concern was shown over the possible adverse effects on the forthcoming elections due to fuel scarcity,

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UN, FAO warn of imminent food insecurity in Northern Nigeria

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2021

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Global Environment Facility (GEF) said the United Nations (UN) – Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had warned that people in northern Nigeria are at risk of acute food insecurity. The UN-FAO projected that an estimated 13 million people in the area face the risk of acute food insecurity […]

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UN, IOM condemn attack on civilians, aid facilities in Borno

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2021

The UN and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday condemned in totality the attack on civilians and several aid facilities in Dikwa Borno. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria Edward Kallon said in a statement in Abuja that he was outraged to hear about the attacks and the setting ablaze of facilities […]