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Human Rights

With eyes on Gaza, Ukraine, UN chief launches rights protection pledge

February 26, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

An all-out Israeli offensive on Rafah would spell the end for UN-led humanitarian relief to the people of Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, in a wide-ranging call to the international community to fulfil its “primary responsibility” of promoting and protecting human rights everywhere and for everyone. Source UN News Read More

Africa

French journalist detained in Ethiopia

February 26, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

A French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia while visiting the country for a recent African Union summit, his employer said Monday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

9 people have died in a road crash in South Africa after attending a ruling party election rally

February 26, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Nine people were killed in a road crash in South Africa on Sunday after attending an election rally by President Cyril Ramaphosa and his ruling African National Congress party.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change

February 26, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Communities in some of the most climate-change-affected areas in southern Madagascar are finding ways to thrive in increasingly challenging environments by becoming more resilient and adapting to unpredictable weather patterns. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

ECOWAS leaders meet in bid to keep Mali, Niger and Burkina in bloc

February 24, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The summit of the 15-nation regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, comes at a critical time when the 49-year-old bloc’s future is threatened as it struggles with possible disintegration and a recent surge in coupsSourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

ECOWAS lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for dialogue

February 24, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has lifted travel, commercial and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing the coup staged in the country last year, a senior official announced Saturday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Europe

Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation

February 24, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

When the Russian occupation of Bucha in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ended in March 2022, widespread destruction was revealed, and a UN commission concluded that war crimes had been committed against the civilian population. Two years on, life is returning to the town on Kyiv’s outskirts and nearby Irpin, which have been restored with UN support.… Read More

Europe

‘High time for peace’, UN chief says, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters third year

February 23, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The UN Secretary-General addressed the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the fundamental need to honour the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as the full-scale invasion by Russia of the country marks its second anniversary. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Rights violations ripple across war-torn Sudan

February 23, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted and children conscripted, as fighting has spread to more regions of the country since the conflict began last April, according to a wide-ranging report from the UN Human Rights Office released on Friday. UN Africa News Read More

Europe

General Assembly President calls for solidarity with Ukraine as ‘needless war’ enters a third year

February 23, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged countries to stand with the people of Ukraine “in their quest for justice and peace” during a meeting on Friday to mark two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. Source UN News Read More