Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the observance for the International Day of Education, today in New York:I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for putting education n…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Raouf Mazou of the Republic of the Congo, as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as the Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu…
A Nigerian reporter has died after being discovered bound, gagged and near death in a farmer’s field in Adamawa state.In a development first reported by regional news outlets, Maxwell Nashan, a newscaster with government-owned Federal Radio Corporation…
GENEVA The United Nations says urgent action must be taken to halt an invasion of locusts that is threatening food crops and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa.A locust invasion is swarming across parts of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, destroying crops a…
KAMPALA Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has called on Uganda’s security agencies to ensure freedom of expression and association as the country gears up for a tense election period.In order for Uganda to maintain its place as a stable …
