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A senior UN humanitarian official in Pakistan has warned that “the needs are huge” as massive floods across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan continue to leave millions homeless, destroying vital crops and pushing fragile communities to the brink. Source UN News Read More

World News in Brief: Migrant medics mean shortages at home, UN names top innovators, Nigeria rights update, sunscreen an ‘essential medicine’

September 17, 2025 Global AuthorHealthy News0 comment

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on Wednesday that southern and eastern European countries are losing large numbers of doctors and nurses who are leaving to work abroad. Read More

Human Rights

Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

September 17, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites have created a human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission on Human Rights in the country said in a new report issued on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

Nigeria Entertainment News28 minutes ago 80% Of Female Homeowners In Nigeria Have BBL – Seun Kuti Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has spoken on the link between body enhancement surgery and property ownership among Nigerian women of his age group. Naija News…

September 17, 2025 Village Reporter0 comment

Naija News reports that in an interview with The Honest Bunch podcast, the son of late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti said that most of the women he knows who own houses in Nigeria have undergone Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) surgery. He stated that from his … Sourced From Nigerian Music Read More

Ghana begins receiving US deportees under new agreement

September 16, 2025 Elwin Mandowa0 comment

Ghana has officially joined the list of countries accepting deportees from the United States, as part of Washington’s broader efforts to curb undocumented migration. President John Mahama revealed that under a bilateral arrangement with the U.S., Ghana has agreed to temporarily host nationals from other West African countries who have been deported. So far, 14 The post Ghana begins… Read More

Human Rights

LIVE: Middle East updates; independent UN investigators say Israel has committed genocide in Gaza

September 16, 2025 Village Reporterhuman rights0 comment

Amid reports of intensifying bombardment in Gaza City overnight, the Middle East crisis took centre stage at the UN on Tuesday, starting at the global body’s Geneva headquarters, where Israel rejected allegations of genocide by an international panel of independent human rights investigators. The development came ahead of an urgent debate at the Human Rights Council prompted by Israeli strikes… Read More

8 Nigerian celebrities who held Guinness World Records

September 16, 2025 Village ReporterAfrica Music, Nigerian Music0 comment

… drew global attention to Nigerian cuisine. On Friday, … doggedness of the Nigerian entertainment industry. Kaffy would … Down’ became the first song to top the newly … Beatisblaak Studio ADVERTISEMENTIn 2024, Nigerian music producer Idem Abasifreke, in … Sourced From Nigerian Music Read More

Africa

Zambia: two men sentenced for attempting to kill president with witchcraft

September 16, 2025 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment

A court in Lusaka has sentenced two men to two years in prison with hard labour for attempting to kill the country’s president Hakainde Hichilema with witchcraft.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Deadly attacks and collapsing services push Sudan closer to catastrophe

September 16, 2025 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment

The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan’s spiralling crisis, warning that deadly attacks in El Fasher, the collapse of essential services, and mass displacement are pushing millions in Darfur and beyond closer to catastrophe. UN Africa News Read More

WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments

September 16, 2025 Global Author0 comment

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), adding new treatments for various types of cancer and for diabetes with associated comorbidities such as obesity. Medicines for cystic fibrosis, psoriasis, haemophilia and blood-related disorders are among the other additions. WHO EML and EMLc include medicines… Read More

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‘The needs are huge’: Pakistan reels from floods as millions left homeless