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Human Rights 

UN panel to rally global political will to tackle internal displacement crisis

Village Reporter
Opening the inaugural session of the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement in Geneva on Tuesday, Mr. Guterres spoke of the acute and relentless crisis of people forced from their homes by conflict and human rights violations alone.  Many have been living in limbo stranded for years after their initial displacement without secure housing, jobs, education or other needs and opportunities.… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 not yet a pandemic, says UN health agency chief

Global Author
“Does this virus have pandemic potential? Absolutely, it has. Are we there yet? From our assessment, not yet,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Geneva. “My strong appeal to all countries is to assume their responsibilities and to know that they can fully count on the @WHO to support them in that effort,” — UN Secretary-General visits the… Read More
Human Rights 

With Gaza violence ‘escalating as we speak,’ UN envoy calls for ‘immediate stop’ 

Village Reporter
“While there may be different interpretations and proposals how, this remains our shared objective”, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov said, briefing the UN Security Council via video conference from Jerusalem.  Before updating the members on the situation on the ground, he began by detailing a developing situation that began over the weekend after Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it had fired at two Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants who were attempting to… Read More
Human Rights 

With human rights under attack, UN chief unveils blueprint for positive change 

Village Reporter
People’s basic human rights – their birth-right – are “under assault”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, as he launched a Call to Action aimed at boosting equality and reducing suffering everywhere. “Human rights are our ultimate tool to help societies grow in freedom,” he told Member States on the opening day of the UN Human Rights Council’s 43rd… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Victor Olaiya: Trajectory of Nigeria’s birth and decline

Village Reporter,
By Owei Lakemfa  A widely held African belief is that there are three stages in life; when you are born, adulthood and old age which   presages eternal departure. These are also symbolized by dawn, afternoon and sunset. Likewise, the life of Victor  Abimbola Olaiya, the music genius can be broken into three equal segments, neatly characterized into three thirty-year periods.… Read More
Human Rights Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe Must Take Measures to Stop Witch Killing

Leo Igwe,
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) is urging the government of Zimbabwe to take urgent steps to stop the killing of persons accused of witchcraft in the country. This appeal has become necessary following the gruesome murder in Bulawayo of an 83 year old man, Mitsho Ncube. According to a report in the Zimbabwean Chronicle, Ncube’s son, Thanbani bludgeoned the… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Security Agents, Demoralising Nigerian Youths 

Village Reporter,
It has become a daily routine for security agents to harass Nigerians, particularly the youths, under the guise of law enforcement. Nigerian youths are intimidated, extorted, arrested illegally, arbitrarily detained and even killed extra-judicially.This unfortunate development has been perpetrated by the regular security agents like the police and perhaps the military for a long time. But of recent, it seems… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Naomi Campbell Creates Star Studded Nigerian Afrobeat Playlist in Honor of Black History Month

Village Reporter,
English model, actress, and businesswoman, Naomi Elaine Campbell has expressed her greatest interest in afrobeat which is gaining audience in the music scene. READ ALSO: Watch How French Immigration Wrapped African In Rubber Like A Parcel, As He Was Deported To Africa Being a music enthusiast and lover of the fast growing afrobeat vibe, the model has teamed up with… Read More
Human Rights 

Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’ as violence, impunity rise, UN rights expert warns

Village Reporter
“In central Mali, I observed an accumulation of security, judicial and administrative failures that facilitates mass violence with impunity. The Malian Armed Forces and MINUSMA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) have failed to provide adequate security for the civilians of the region,” Alioune Tine, the UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Mali, said in a… Read More
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