Qatar begins over the counter sale of tickets for FIFA Arab Cup 2021
In addition to the official website FIFA.com/tickets, fans can now also purchase tickets for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™ over...
UN earmarks $40 million for humanitarian response in Ethiopia
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths today allocated US$25 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support life-saving humanitarian...
IMF approves first review of Staff-Monitored Programme for South Sudan
The management of the IMF approved on October 18, 2021 the completion of the first review under the SMP for...
COVID-19 more deadly in Africans with diabetes – WHO
Africa’s sharp increase in diabetes is clashing with the COVID-19 pandemic and poor access to vaccines. Africa’s death rates from...
Standard Chartered launches menopause guide for employees
To create a more inclusive working environment, Standard Chartered announced the launch of its first-ever dedicated menopause guidance for the bank’s...
‘The Best FIFA Football Awards’ 2021 to be held January 17
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 will take place on Monday, 17 January 2022 as a virtual event from the Home...
World Food Programme warns of countdown to catastrophe as acute hunger reaches new peak
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine...
UN Refugee Agency evacuates 172 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to Niger Republic
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, evacuated 172 vulnerable asylum seekers out of Libya to safety in Niger on the evening...
African Development Bank, AUC, UNECA pledge more resources to improve land governance in Africa
The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Thursday...
20% of Nigeria’s workforce lost employment in 2020 due to COVID-19, say UNDP, NBS
Twenty (20) per cent of Nigeria’s fulltime workforce lost employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the United Nations Development...
