NEWS

Yoruba Groups Petition UN, Warn of Impending Genocide in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2025

A coalition of over 130 Pan-Yoruba organizations has submitted a petition to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, raising alarm over what they describe as an imminent genocide against the Yoruba people in Nigeria. The petition, signed by Popoola Ajayi, General Secretary

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UN seeks rights-based implementation of disability inclusion in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2025

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Muhammed Fall has emphasized the need for the effective implementation of the Disability Act to achieve desired set goals. He also stressed the need for rights-based implementation of the Disability Act to be guided by the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with […]

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UN Condemns Killing of Civilians in Borno, Urges Justice

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2025

The United Nations has condemned the killing of more than 50 civilians in Darajamal village, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, following an attack by suspected non-state armed groups on Friday, September 5. In a statement on Sunday, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, described the incident as appalling, stressing that “civilians […]

FEATURES

UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(OCHA) commemorates the World Humanitarian Day

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

…… says protecting those help save lives is crucial ….. humanitarian financing is collapsing….. By NWANKWO UJUNWA In an event to commemorate the world humanitarian day 2025. Key decision- makers from the government, diplomatic corps, national and international NGOs, civil society and other partners converged at United Nations House in Abuja to reflect on humanitarian […]

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UN Calls for Upholding of International Humanitarian Law in War Against Terrorism

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2025

…Asked for Protection of Humanitarian Workers, Civilians at all Times The United Nations (UN) has called for the upholding of the international humanitarian law in the ongoing battle between Nigeria and non-state actors, insisting that humanitarian workers and civilians must be protected at all times. A statement jointly signed on Tuesday by the UN Resident […]

COLUMNS

UN80: Our Achievements Should Give Us Hope for a Better Future

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2025

By Philemon Yang Eighty years ago this month, the Charter of the United Nations was signed in San Francisco, turning the page on decades of war and offering hope for a better future. For 80 years the United Nations has stood as the highest expression of our hopes for international cooperation, and as the fullest […]