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South Africa addressed the UN’s highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of carrying out genocide against Palestinians there – a claim that Israel has strongly denied as “baseless”. Source UN News Read More

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Blessing Same-Sex Couples: When ‘The Guardian’ Failed to Uphold Conscience Nurtured by Truth

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Leo IgweBlessing Same-Sex Couples, The Guardian

By Leo Igwe My attention has been drawn to the editorial of the Guardian newspaper of January 08, 2024. This piece, “Pope Francis’ approval of same-sex blessing” spelled out the position of this media house on the issue. The editors of the Guardian are entitled to their opinion and position, and so, are the readers and members of the public.… Read More

Human Rights

Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report

January 11, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

Global unemployment is expected to rise this year, with growing inequality and stagnant productivity also a cause for concern on the economic horizon, the UN labour agency ILO said on Wednesday. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

World News in Brief: UN helicopter captured in Somalia, Ecuador violence condemned, new Human Rights Council president

January 10, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN remains concerned about the fate of personnel travelling on one of its helicopters in Somalia that reportedly was seized on Wednesday by al-Shabaab militants, though no details were provided. Source UN News Read More

Human Rights

World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine

January 8, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the newly elected Government of Bangladesh to take steps to renew the country’s commitment to democracy and human rights. Source UN News Read More

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Trans in Türkiye: The UN ‘breathed life back into my dreams’

January 6, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

Shiraz, a 23-year-old trans woman from Alexandria, Egypt, attempted suicide when she was not accepted by her family. Today, with support from the UN migration agency (IOM), she sees a brighter future in her new home in Izmir, Türkiye. Source UN News Read More

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Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder’s boost for World Braille Day

January 4, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

Music legend Stevie Wonder had a strong and powerful message marking the 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN back in 2016: “We need to have equal access to education and to knowledge and information,” he told delegates. Source UN News Read More

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World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert

January 3, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

Critical food aid support is to be stepped up for many hundreds of thousands of Myanmar refugees sheltering in neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, announced on Tuesday. Source UN News Read More

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Critical Thinking and Skepticism for Children in Africa

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 Leo IgweCritical Thinking

By Leo Igwe Whenever skepticism is discussed, reference is often made to adults, university students and staff, scholars, and intellectuals. Skepticism is a topic for philosophers or eggheads, a discipline that requires much learning and training to practice. Skepticism is a school of thought linked to particular cultures, to Western thinkers such as Rene Descartes, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, etc,… Read More

Lifestyle OP-ED

In Solidarity With Gays in Africa: If Churches Cannot ‘Bless’ Your Union, Humanists Will

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 Leo Igwe

By Leo Igwe To all gay people across Africa, I send you a message of support and solidarity on behalf of the humanist movement in the region. There is no doubt that this period must be a difficult moment for you, and your loved ones. But I want to assure you that, at the humanist movement, you… Read More

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Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

Blessing Same-Sex Couples: When ‘The Guardian’ Failed to Uphold Conscience Nurtured by Truth

Global unemployment to increase in 2024, warns ILO report

World News in Brief: UN helicopter captured in Somalia, Ecuador violence condemned, new Human Rights Council president

World News in Brief, Bangladesh democracy call, accountability for Israeli victims of sexual violence, plastic pollution in the Antarctic, powering Ukraine

Trans in Türkiye: The UN ‘breathed life back into my dreams’

Stories from the UN Archive: Stevie Wonder’s boost for World Braille Day

World News in Brief: Food aid relief for Rohingya, 5 new Security Council members, jailing of Russian poets draws rebuke from rights expert

Critical Thinking and Skepticism for Children in Africa

In Solidarity With Gays in Africa: If Churches Cannot ‘Bless’ Your Union, Humanists Will