Tag: Edward Kallon

”We have best Child Protection Law and VAPP, which we urge other states to emulate," the Sokoto governor says.

Official of the UN body offered to help address "protracted human rights crisis."

Governor Zulum appeals to U.S. and UK envoys on the need for transparency in the use of donor funds by ...

UN says the attack will force it to reduce its humanitarian operations in the area

Mr Fayemi acknowledged that the Nigerian Army was overwhelmed in its decade long fight against the insurgency in parts of ...

The forum’s call is coming after at least 43 rice farmers in the North-east were killed by Boko Haram terrorists.

The UN also said many women may have been kidnapped during Saturday's Boko Haram attack.

The official said the influx of people from troubled areas has led to the overstretching of facilities in the state.

UN says the intervention is necessitated by the resurgence in violence that continued to ravage communities and the extraordinary challenges ...

The victims were committed humanitarians who devoted their lives to helping vulnerable people and communities in an area heavily affected ...

Governor Yahaya seeks the UN's support in his administration's efforts to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the global pandemic.

Mr Kallon also said a major UN facility was destroyed by the insurgents during the attack.

The broadcast came days after Boko Haram militants killed 81 people in Gubio, a community in Borno State.

"Media entrepreneurs must take the issue of welfare and safety of journalists more seriously, at this time of pandemic and ...

The UN agency said half of IDPs camps in Borno State are overcrowded with nearly 700,000 vulnerable people living in ...

The official said the agencies installed hand-washing stations in IDP camps to ensure the supply of clean water.

Both organisations express concern over the way humanitarian workers are being attacked while doing their jobs.

The global body condemned the attack on a building housing its workers in a border town of Borno State

A total of twelve aid workers lost their lives in 2019.

About 12 soldiers were also feared missing from the attack by the Boko Haram.

"Ten aid workers, all Nigerians, have died as a result of violence perpetrated by Boko Haram and other non-state armed ...

The WHO NCD 2016 country profile for Nigeria estimated that NCDs cause approximately 617,300 deaths, representing 29 per cent of ...

The foreign officials speak on measures being undertaken to bring the crisis to an end.

The team observed that the humanitarian crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe needed renewed support to face the recent upsurge ...

Mr Kallon described the attack as a horrifying tragedy that has thrown the humanitarian community in a state of mourning.