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Africa

Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

July 12, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “even as terrorism and transnational organized crime remain a pervasive threat”, will be damaging to regional relations all round, said the UN’s top official in the region on Friday. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

South African restaurant crafts a nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub

July 12, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

With no less than 10 layers of fillings, the sandwich tipped the scales at 65.27 kilograms (145 pounds) after it was balanced precariously on a weighing machine using a tray with supports.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Sudan: UN-hosted talks on local ceasefires to continue in Geneva

July 12, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

UN-led talks between Sudan’s warring parties were set to continue in Geneva on Friday focusing on brokering “possible local ceasefires” to help deliver aid and protect civilians across the country. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Western envoys criticize South Sudan security bill that could allow warrantless detentions

July 12, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The security bill, which passed parliament July 3, has threatened the collapse of ongoing peace talks and prompted fears of arbitrary arrests ahead of the country’s first-ever elections on Dec. 22. President Salva Kiir has 30 days to approve or veto the law.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

Srebrenica genocide: Mothers send warning to future generations, urging ‘never again’

July 12, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN on Thursday observed the first International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, honouring the memory of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims brutally killed by the Bosnian Serb army. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

Crushing the scam farms: Southeast Asia’s ‘criminal service providers’

July 12, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

Transnational organised crime groups based in Southeast Asia are turning into “criminal service providers” selling a range of illegal activities, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

World News in Brief: Concern mounts over fate of El Fasher, call for consensus over South Sudan elections, indigenous rights in Brazil

July 11, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

UN humanitarians “remain gravely concerned” over the daily fighting that continues to rage in and around the Sudanese city of El Fasher, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday. Source UN News Read More

Europe

General Assembly demands immediate end to Russian aggression in Ukraine

July 11, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The UN General Assembly on Thursday demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and unconditionally withdraw all military forces from Ukrainian territory. Source UN News Read More

Africa

UN calls for fight against dust and sand storms

July 11, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday proclaimed 2025-2034 as the United Nations Decade to Combat Sand and Dust Storms, extreme weather events that are increasing and threatening health and economies from central Africa to northern China.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Storms hit Cape Town, displacing 4,500 due to floods

July 11, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The incident ripped roofs off houses and caused widespread flooding, forcing at least 4,500 people out of their homes and damaging at least 15,000 structures, authorities said. The devastating weather began a week ago.Sourced from Africanews Read More