Farhia Mohamud Hassan is a young Somali defying the many challenges that young women face when seeking to develop professionally, while also contributing to her country’s rebuilding and progress MOGADISHU: Somalia is one of the youngest countries in the world, with 75 per cent of its population under the age of 30. While young people
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United Nations expert to visit Nigeria to assess human rights of older persons
The Independent Expert will assess social security and protection, care provision, elder abuse, age discrimination and ageism, and their meaningful participation in the labour force and in public space during her visit The United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Claudia Mahler will conduct an official visit to
Read moreOur figure of 110 victims in Borno Boko Haram attack on farmers was wrong – UN
The United Nations on Monday withdrew its earlier claim that 110 farmers were killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Zabarmari community of Borno State. In a statement on Sunday evening, the head of the UN System in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, claimed that least 110 farmers were killed by the jihadists. Kallon added that he
Read moreUnited Nations reacts after 3 Libyan men burn Nigerian migrant worker alive in Libya
The United Nations(UN) has reacted after the Libyan Interior Ministry revealed how three Libyan men stormed a factory in Tripoli, doused a Nigerian worker in petrol, and set him on fire. A statement by Tripoli’s interior ministry on Wednesday said the 3 suspects, all Libyan nationals, had been detained for the attack on the Nigerian
Read moreUN States Position On The Civil Unrest In Mali
The United Nations (UN), has expressed dismay at the actions of mutiny soldiers in Mali leading to the arrest and detention of Malian President, Prime Minister and other top government officials, also demanding for their immediate and unconditional release. A statement by Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said “The Secretary-General strongly condemns these actions and calls
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