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Those who died were “burnt beyond recognition,” the spokesperson of the safety corps rescue teams, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said. Besides the 10 injured, rescuers extracted three others who were unharmed.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief

January 27, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

On this day, 80 years ago, some 7,000 prisoners who had been left to starve in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camps were liberated by allied soldiers. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust

January 26, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

Long before the United States entered the Second World War in December 1941, American aid workers were fanning out across territory occupied by the Axis powers, attempting to help Jews escape, as their grip tightened. Source UN News Read More

Africa

DR CONGO CRISIS: Live updates as Security Council holds emergency meeting

January 26, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council meeting Sunday morning on the heels of the UN mission temporarily relocating non-essential staff from the area. App users can follow our live coverage here. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Thousands flee Goma during intense fighting in DRC

January 26, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Thousands of people are fleeing camps on the outskirts of Goma in the DRC as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces intensifiesSourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo

January 25, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The UN is temporarily relocating non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday without interrupting its operations in the country at a time heightened security concerns. UN Africa News Read More

Human Rights

UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

January 25, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of “unlawful lethal force” by Israeli security forces. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

January 24, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN independent expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday welcomed the decision by outgoing US President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous leader who has spent nearly 50 years in prison under controversial circumstances. Source UN News Read More

Africa

DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack

January 24, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack, UN agencies warned on Friday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Trump bans non-US flags at embassies

January 24, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The move marks a departure from practices seen under the Biden administration, where gay pride and Black Lives Matter flags were flown.Sourced from Africanews Read More

TRENDS

Month: January 2025

At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria

‘We have a duty to stand against intolerance’: UN human rights chief

Saints and liars: The story of American aid workers who helped Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust

DR CONGO CRISIS: Live updates as Security Council holds emergency meeting

Thousands flee Goma during intense fighting in DRC

UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo

UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack

Trump bans non-US flags at embassies