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President Muhammadu Buhari and 87 other presidents are expected to address the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, September 25 at the UN headquarters in New York.... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2PPCoMS Get More Nigeria Political News

US and Russia ambassadors to the UN clashed over Syria at the UN Security Council The UN’s secretary general has said the Cold War is "back with a vengeance". Antonio Guterres also warned about the dangers of escalation over Syria. … Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2quTmoL Get more...

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday for New York, to join other world leaders at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 72). The high point of the President’s visit will be his participation in the General Debate during which he will deliver the...

The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nations says, issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe”. UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said that more than 20 million people faced the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and...

United States President-elect Donald Trump has launched a fresh accusations against the United Nations Wednesday, saying the world body had not lived up to its potential and failed to solve global problems. “The UN had such tremendous potential. (It is) not living up to its potential,” Trump...

Antonio Guterres has taken the oath of office as the United Nations’ new secretary-general on Monday during a formal ceremony at the General Assembly. The former prime minister of Portugal pledged to “exercise in all loyalty, discretion and conscience” his duties as UN chief when he takes over...

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Antonio Guterres on his appointment by the United Nations General Assembly as the next UN Secretary General, beginning from January 1, 2017. President Buhari believes that Guterres’ wealth of experience as a former Prime Minister of Portugal, head of...

UN General Assembly has elected Antonio Guterres as the new Secretary-General. Guterres will succeed Banki-moon as the UN secretary. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, GCL GCC is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who is the designate Secretary-General of the United Nations. Guterres was...

Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal is expected to become the next secretary general of the United Nations, diplomats have revealed. Mr Guterres, who led the UN refugee agency for 10 years, was strongly tipped to be appointed to the post. Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly...