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Human Rights 

Democracy is sliding away in Myanmar, warns top rights investigator

Village Reporter
Two-and-a-half years after hundreds of thousands of mainly Muslim ethnic Rohingya fled a campaign of State-led violence, Yanghee Lee said it was no longer enough for the international community to simply monitor grave abuses happening there. In particular, the Special Rapporteur urged the UN Security Council in New York to establish an international tribunal “to adjudicate the crimes against humanity… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Joshua celebrates Nigerian heritage in Commonwealth Day speech

Village Reporter,
Heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua took centre stage on Commonwealth Day which was celebrated at the Westminster Abbey and attended by members of the British Royal Family. Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were also in attendance in what was their final official appearance as senior royals. Born Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua in Watford, the pro boxer has Nigerian roots… Read More
Development Health Advice 

FROM THE FIELD: Going the extra mile with vaccines

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© UNICEF/Lana Slezic | Najeeba Ahmadjan travels uphill on a donkey to reach vaccination sites at remote villages in Faizabad, north-east Afghanistan, during the first round of Maternal and Neo-natal Tetanus (MNT) vaccination. (April 2004). ​​​​​​​ The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) backs vaccination programmes in over 95 countries with the support of partners and through the “sheer determination” of volunteers.  They… Read More
Human Rights 

UN programme to help spare millions from child marriage, extended to 2023

Village Reporter
The UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, a multi-country initiative to help protect the rights of millions of girls, was launched in 2016 with the involvement of families, educators, health providers, governments, as well as religious and community leaders, with the ambitious aim of ending the practice by 2030.  And it will be renewed for an additional thre years, according… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Coronavirus update: UN addresses school disruptions, suspends public access to New York Headquarters

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Close to 363 million learners worldwide have been impacted said UNESCO, as it convened a videoconference of higher education officials to step up an emergency response to minimize learning disruptions worldwide. According to data from the agency, the COVID-19 crisis is keeping one-in-five students worldwide away from school, so far, and an additional one-in-four from higher education classes. Fifteen countries… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Re-thinking Nigeria for future development, by Kayode Fayemi

Village Reporter,
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, let me start by expressing my profound gratitude to the Governing Council and Management of this institution for extending this invitation to me. For me, returning to Ondo Town is always a delight, as it provides an opportunity to reminisce on a very important epoch in my personal odyssey. It was in this ancient and historic… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Coronavirus update: COVID-19 likely to cost economy $1 trillion during 2020, says UN trade agency

Global Author
“We envisage a slowdown in the global economy to under two per cent for this year, and that will probably cost in the order of $1 trillion, compared with what people were forecasting back in September,” said Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at UNCTAD. Launching the UNCTAD report as world financial markets tumbled over concerns about… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Busola Dakolo, Amy Jadesimi, Kiki Mordi, Mercy Chinwo, Apaokagi Maryam—here are Nigeria’s Most Inspiring Women in 2020

Village Reporter,
Leading Ladies Africa, in partnership with YNaija, presents its annual #100 Women in Nigeria list for 2020. Contained in this list are Nigerian female leaders, innovators change-makers and disruptors who are redefining what it takes to be a woman and pushing the limits to what women can achieve. This year, LLA 100 Women are asking: “How can we actively choose… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19: ‘Sombre’ milestone as cases top 100,000 worldwide

Global Author
 “As we mark this sombre moment, the World Health Organization reminds all countries and communities that the spread of this virus can be significantly slowed or even reversed through the implementation of robust containment and control activities”, the UN agency said in a statement. WHO urged countries to continue efforts that have been effective in limiting the number of cases… Read More
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