Extreme Heat Threatens Pregnant Women, Newborns – UN Warns
ABUJA, Nigeria — Extreme heat is emerging as a potentially fatal threat to pregnant women, newborns and maternal healthcare systems as climate change intensifies,…
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Climate, Air Pollution Action Could Prevent 144m Premature Deaths by 2050 – Report
ABUJA, Nigeria – Coordinated action to reduce climate change and air pollution could prevent about 144 million premature deaths worldwide by 2050 while delivering…
UN Warns ‘Very Strong’ El Niño Will Drive More Floods, Extreme Heat
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations has warned that the current El Niño phenomenon is strengthening into a very strong weather event, raising the…
UN Warns US Maduro Capture Sets Dangerous Global Precedent
LAGOS, Nigeria – The United Nations warns that the reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by United States special forces sets a “dangerous…
UN Condemns Mass Abductions as School Attacks Intensify in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria – The United Nations condemns the abduction of hundreds of pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in…
Christian Killings in Nigeria Exposed as “Genocide Behind Chaos”
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, has accused armed groups in Nigeria’s Middle Belt and northern region…
Drone Strike Kills Eight in El-Fasher Maternity Hospital Attack
ABUJA, Nigeria – A drone strike by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) kills eight people, including mothers and newborns, inside a maternity ward…
New UN Evidence Links Contraceptives to Gender Equality, Cancer Protection
ABUJA, Nigeria – A new evidence brief from the United Nations’ Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows…