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“I choose that word carefully, because it’s a judgement call — that ruthlessness — about prioritizing where the funding goes and where we can have the greatest impact,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Marrakech Festival: Sean Penn accuses the Academy of Oscars of “cowardice”

December 4, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

“The producers of the academy have shown extraordinary cowardice when it comes to being part of the world of expression and, in fact, have done a great deal to limit imagination and different cultural expressions,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch

December 4, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

Every year, the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview is an opportunity to highlight where needs are greatest – and how much funding is needed to help some of the most vulnerable people on earth. We’ll be bringing you news from the events taking place in Kuwait, Nairobi and Geneva, hosted by the UN’s new Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher.… Read More

Africa

Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp

December 3, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan. UN Africa News Read More

Human Rights

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

December 3, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured, hospitals “overwhelmed” with healthcare attacks on the rise, the UN warned on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Football: No African on the list of the best players in the world

December 3, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Messi, 37, and Ronaldo, 39, were the only players not playing for European clubs to be named on Monday to a 26-man shortlist for the World Team of the Year, organised by global players’ union FIFPRO.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past

December 3, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

“It is deliverance for my mother now that she finally has closure,” said Monique Fernandes, the daughter of Monique Bintu Bingi, one of the five plaintiffs. “She finally has it recognized as crime against humanity,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Disability rights: UN chief calls for amplified leadership roles to shape more inclusive future

December 3, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the crucial need to increase the leadership of persons with disabilities in addressing global challenges, as essential to shaping technological advances and policy decisions. Source UN News Read More

Europe

Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms

December 2, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Georgian authorities to respect and protect rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, following four nights of protests marred by violence. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

Myanmar: UN experts call for ‘course correction’ as civilian deaths reach 6,000

December 2, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

UN independent human rights experts have called for urgent international intervention in Myanmar as civilian deaths hit 6,000 since the military junta seized power in February 2021 following a coup, leading to mass civilian resistance and international condemnation. Source UN News Read More

TRENDS

Month: December 2024

New UN aid Chief vows ‘Ruthless’ spending cuts amid funding crisis

Marrakech Festival: Sean Penn accuses the Academy of Oscars of “cowardice”

Live updates: Global Humanitarian Overview launch

Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

Football: No African on the list of the best players in the world

Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past

Disability rights: UN chief calls for amplified leadership roles to shape more inclusive future

Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms

Myanmar: UN experts call for ‘course correction’ as civilian deaths reach 6,000