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Africa

Migrant workers exploitation on flagship US building project in Italy

June 11, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Foreign workers recruited to build a new $350 million US consulate in Milan say they were promised fair wages but ended up earning less than €2 an hour. As Italian prosecutors investigate alleged labour exploitation, workers describe threats, homelessness and shattered hopes.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Palestinians face systematic abuse by Israeli settlers and Hamas alike: Independent investigators

June 10, 2026 Village Reporterhuman rights

Palestinian civilians are trapped between escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank and fear-based Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip, investigators appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in a new report. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Fresh Israeli airstrikes kill 12, pushing Lebanon death toll to 3,666

June 10, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Lebanon’s death toll from months of Israeli attacks has climbed to 3,666, with more than 11,300 wounded, as fresh airstrikes and drone attacks killed at least a dozen people in the south. The renewed violence comes despite a ceasefire agreement reached earlier this month.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Artists use music to raise Ebola awareness as cases rise in DRC

June 10, 2026 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

As Ebola continues to spread across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, claiming more than 100 lives, two artists in the city of Bunia are turning to music as a weapon against the outbreak.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Europe

‘The day never stops’ for aid workers braving missiles and drones in Ukraine

June 10, 2026 Village ReporterEurope News

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, conditions in southern Ukraine have rapidly deteriorated. Maintaining humanitarian operations has become an increasingly complex balancing act between enabling aid delivery and managing risk. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Sudan war: Drone attacks damage key aid routes

June 10, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Escalating attacks on bridges, roads and other civilian infrastructure in Sudan are disrupting humanitarian access and putting civilians at further risk, the United Nations said on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Human Rights

World News in Brief: Call for action against child labour, ICC Prosecutor suspended, WFP raises awareness in Egypt

June 10, 2026 Village Reporterhuman rights

Ahead of World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, the UN is urging governments and communities to accelerate efforts to end a crisis that still affects millions of children worldwide. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

Marking historic progress on rights for persons with disabilities, UN conference tackles critical gaps

June 9, 2026 Village Reporterhuman rights

Historical gains have been hard-won, but much more needs to be done to advance progress in realising promises made two decades ago, said the UN chief at the opening on Tuesday of the 19th global meeting on the rights of persons with disabilities at UN Headquarters. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Building trust and lab testing at the heart of DRC Ebola response: WHO

June 9, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

In Ebola-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a massive push for early testing and contact tracing is helping to contain the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Security Council LIVE: Central Africa in the spotlight, including outlawed Lord’s Resistance Army

June 9, 2026 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The Security Council meets this morning to discuss the situation in Central Africa, including efforts to combat the so-called Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), one of the region’s longest-running security threats, responsible for over 100,000 deaths, the UN estimates. Ambassadors have been briefed by the regional office (UNOCA) and its strategy for improving civilian protection, humanitarian access and cross-border cooperation. UN… Read More