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Human Rights 

‘No time to blame the messenger’ warns UN rights chief, amidst media clampdowns surrounding COVID-19

Village Reporter
Against the backdrop of restrictive measures against independent media imposed by several States, as well as the arrest and intimidation of journalists, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed alarm over clampdowns that are stifling the free flow information, vital in getting the COVID-19 under control. “Some States have used the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Music Records Market – A Multi-Billion Dollar Market Identifying Hidden Gems

Village Reporter,
Music Records Market – A Multi-Billion Dollar Market Identifying Hidden Gems – Music Industry Today – EIN News Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Friday, April 24, 2020 · 515,431,096 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? Read More
Lifestyle West Africa 

Utu and Witch-hunting in Southern Nigeria

Leo Igwe
While overwhelming attention on witch-hunting in Nigeria has been on the activities of pastors and other ‘powerful’ godmen and women in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, little attention has been paid to the operations of witch-finders in other parts of the country. There is limited information about the exploits of witch identifying individuals in contemporary southeastern Nigeria. This article… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

$21,000 Palaver featuring Pete Edochie, Interview gone wrong | Funny Tweets we saw from Nigerians today

Village Reporter,
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: 1. After all these he’ll round up with something like “the lion knows that it… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Common coronavirus enemy, forges some Palestine-Israel cooperation, but West Bank annexation looms

Global Author
Nickolay Mlandenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Security Council that the past month has seen yet again more fighting and confrontation in the West Bank and Gaza, with ever-rising casualties. But he added that it has also witnessed “inspiring examples” of cooperation across conflict lines in a common battle to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak… Read More
Human Rights 

Human rights ‘uplift everyone’; must guide COVID-19 recovery response, says UN chief 

Village Reporter
Noting his February Call to Action to put human dignity and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the core of the UN’s work, Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out that today the world is facing “the biggest international crisis in generations”, stressing that human rights “cannot be an afterthought”.  He emphasized that “people and their rights must be front and centre”, and that human rights “can and must guide COVID-19 response and… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Intensifying shelling and COVID-19 pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ in Libya

Global Author
The development follows a renewed military push by the UN-recognised Government of National Accord last week to take six key coastal towns and push back the forces of the opposition Libyan National Army (LNA) that have been shelling the capital, Tripoli, home to the country’s main institutions, including the State oil company and central bank. “You can’t really call it… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19: 5G broadband conspiracy ‘a hoax with no technical basis’, UN telecoms agency

Global Author
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5G phone masts have reportedly been damaged or destroyed in several European countries, including Ireland, Cyprus and Belgium. The problem has been particularly acute in the UK, where dozens of towers were targeted, and engineers abused on the job, according to media reports. 5G can carry a huge amount of data much faster than… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Fall in COVID-linked carbon emissions won’t halt climate change – UN weather agency chief

Global Author
“This drop of emissions of six per cent, that’s unfortunately (only) short-term good news”, said Professor Petteri Taalas, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General, in reference to a 5.5 to 5.7 per cent fall in levels of carbon dioxide due to the pandemic, that have been flagged by leading climate experts, including the Center for International Climate Research.  Once the global… Read More
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