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The devastating lack of adequate care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan, including sexual and reproductive healthcare and psychosocial care, has had “dire” repercussions, independent UN experts said on Friday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa

August 30, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in Adré, Chad, on Friday, calling for global solidarity to tackle famine in Sudan, flooding and mass displacement while ensuring free-flowing aid for millions trapped in war zones and those fleeing for their lives. UN Africa News Read More

Human Rights

World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update, mass graves in Libya

August 30, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which resulted in approximately 200 deaths, and in Pakistan, where 28 civilians lost their lives. Source UN News Read More

Leaders Malawi

Where, O Malawi, is the love for your future?

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 Janet KarimO Malawi

By Janet Karim Where, O Malawi, is the love for your future? “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.” (1 Peter 3:8) Malawi needs to embrace the principle of subsidiarity. In the last three weeks in Malawi, a father and mother dumped their new-born baby due to being too… Read More

Pacific

In battle for development ‘you can count on us’, Guterres tells Timor-Leste, marking 25 years of self-determination

August 30, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

UN Secretary-General António Guterres told parliamentarians in Timor-Leste on Friday the world has much to learn from their inspirational struggle for self-rule, 25 years to the day since the historic referendum which paved the way for independence in 2002. Source UN News Read More

Africa

WATCH: Russian airstrike devastates Kharkiv, claiming five lives

August 30, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

At least five people, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in a Russian strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, on Friday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Malawi

Malawi: Political Commentator Calls for Stiff Penalties Against Absentee MPs

August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 Village ReporterCatherine Gotani Hara, Malawi

By Twink Jones Gadama Renowned political commentator George Phiri has urged Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara to take drastic measures against Members of Parliament (MPs) who abscond from deliberations in the House. Phiri’s call comes amidst concerns over the high rate of absenteeism among MPs since the opening of Parliament on Monday. He argued that MPs are elected to… Read More

Pacific

Floods, landslides wreak havoc across South Asia

August 29, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

Over 18 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by severe monsoon conditions, with more than 1.2 million families trapped as flash floods submerge vast areas of the country’s east and southeast. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

Guterres highlights Timor-Leste’s ‘growing international influence’

August 29, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

The UN Secretary-General continued his historic visit to Timor-Leste on Thursday, emphasising the positive role the country can play on the regional stage to help resolve the crisis in war-wracked Myanmar. Source UN News Read More

Nigeria News and Headlines

Nigeria: Nurse Arrested in Lagos After Death of Woman Following Botched Buttocks Enhancement Procedure

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Village Reporter

By Burnett Munthali In Lagos, Nigeria, police have arrested a nurse in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman, known only as Abiola, following a botched buttocks enlargement procedure at a clinic in Lekki Phase 1. The incident has raised serious concerns about medical safety and the practices of enhancement clinics. According to Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the… Read More

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Month: August 2024

Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity as crises roil East Africa

World News in Brief: Terror attacks in Pakistan and Burkina Faso, Yemen floods update, mass graves in Libya

Where, O Malawi, is the love for your future?

In battle for development ‘you can count on us’, Guterres tells Timor-Leste, marking 25 years of self-determination

WATCH: Russian airstrike devastates Kharkiv, claiming five lives

Malawi: Political Commentator Calls for Stiff Penalties Against Absentee MPs

Floods, landslides wreak havoc across South Asia

Guterres highlights Timor-Leste’s ‘growing international influence’

Nigeria: Nurse Arrested in Lagos After Death of Woman Following Botched Buttocks Enhancement Procedure