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Entertainment Lifestyle 

Loveworld Music Awards 2019 beats all expectations

Village Reporter
The much anticipated Loveworld International Music and Arts Awards 2019, which took place on Sunday night at the Loveworld Convocation Arena in Lagos, will go down in history as the biggest gospel music and arts awards globally.It went beyond expectations in every ramification from organisation to attendance to crowd control and the entire ambience reflects a well detailed and perfectly… Read More
Human Rights 

Anti-terror measures against youngsters’ online posts ‘linked to spike in child detention globally’

Village Reporter
From children recruited by extremists to street children, those with disabilities and others who travel with asylum-seekers and migrant families, depriving them of their liberty increases the likelihood that they will be abused or worse, the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty noted.  “Deprivation of liberty is deprivation of childhood,” said lead author Professor Manfred Nowak, UN-appointed independent… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘Transformational benefits’ of ending outdoor defecation: Why toilets matter

Global Author
Ahead of World Toilet Day, which is marked annually on 19 November, WSSCC’s acting Executive Director, Sue Coates, has been speaking to UN News about how to end open defecation. What is open defecation and where is it mostly practiced? Open defecation is when people defecate in the open – for example, in fields, forests, bushes, lakes and rivers –… Read More
Human Rights 

UNICEF reports uneven progress in 30 years of child rights treaty

Village Reporter
The study by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) calls on countries to recommit to promises made under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted 30 years ago. Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, noted that while increasing numbers of children are living longer, better and healthier lives, the odds continue to be stacked against the poorest and most vulnerable.… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN calls for action to tackle ‘ubiquitous but invisible’ global road safety crisis

Global Author
Noting that more than 1.3 million people die in road accidents every year, Secretary-General António Guterres pointed out that more young people between the ages of 15 and 29 die from road crashes annually than from HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis or homicide. World Health Organization (WHO) Facts on road traffic injuries “The World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims is an… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

‘Nobody Chop Life Pass Bubu’ – Wizkid Hails Buhari As He Arrives Nigeria

Village Reporter
Wizkid Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid or Starboy has taken a quick swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari. The presidency took to Twitter on Saturday to inform the Nigerians that the President is back in the country after his two-week private trip to the United Kingdom. Read Also: Why We Dismissed Atiku’s Appeal Against Buhari: Supreme Court Reacting to the tweet,… Read More
Human Rights 

Repression, use of force risk worsening Bolivia crisis: UN human rights chief

Village Reporter
The South American country has plunged into political chaos following the resignation last week of President Evo Morales, with at least 17 people killed in demonstrations since then. Michelle Bachelet, the UN rights chief, said while earlier deaths mostly resulted from clashes between rival protestors, the latest incidents appear to be due to the disproportionate use of force by the… Read More

Safari World Tours

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Zimbabwe Find a tour operator Take your first steps in planning your ultimate safari. Learn more about Zimbabwe What animals can you find? What languages do they speak? Which parks can you visit? See photos uploaded by our members. Getting to Zimbabwe Find out which airlines will take you to Zimbabwe. Read More
Development Health Advice 

Over 1 million health consultations provided in Yemen in 2019: UN migration agency

Global Author
Yemen’s public sector has been pushed to “a breaking point”, as the country enters its fifth year of conflict, prompting the closure of half of the country’s health facilities. As of 11 September, 1,095,072 health consultations were provided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as part of its emergency lifesaving services and support to the health sector to ensure… Read More
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