At least 18 people have been killed and several people injured in terrorattacks in 4 different locations in Paris tonight.Many people were killed in shootings in a restaurant in a very busy nightlife neighbourhood of Paris. Explosions were also heard. There was another attack at the French national stadium where French President Francois Hollande was watching a match. He was immediately removed from the stadium by his security operatives.The gunmen, who used Kalashnikovs,are still at large. The environ of one of the shooting is close to where Charlie Hebdo shootings occurred in January. 60 individuals are reportedly being held captive in a concert hall.
The United Nations and the Federal Government along with development partners have launched the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan for the insurgency-ravaged northeastern part of Nigeria. The Humanitarian Response Plan represents a collective vision for humanitarian action in 2021, and requests US$1 billion to enable partners provide critical services to the 6.4 million most vulnerable people – from a pool of 8.7 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in 2021 in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. According to the UN, a combination of escalating conflict, displacement, and disruption to and loss of livelihoods due to COVID-19 restrictions, could lead to hunger for millions of Nigerians living in the north-east. The plan, therefore, is based on assessed needs and the realistic capacity of the United Nations and non-governmental organization partners to implement required actions. Speaking at the event, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster M...



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