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

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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

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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
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Car dealer allegedly laundering money for Nigerians on FBI list arraigned

Village Reporter
The Economic and Financial Crimes commission, Lagos Office on Thursday re-arraigned Samusideen Babafemi Sarumi, owner of 606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited and Splash Off Entertainment Limited, before Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a three-count charge bordering on felony to commit money laundering and money laundering to the tune of N209 million.The… Read More
Human Rights 

‘Diversity is a form of wealth, not a factor of division,’ UNESCO chief says ahead of International Day for Tolerance

Village Reporter
“Tolerance is more than standing idly by or remaining insensitive to differences between men and women, cultures and beliefs”, Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said, but instead a “state of mind, an awareness and a requirement.” In 1996, the UN General Assembly invited Member States to observe the Day each year on… Read More
Human Rights 

ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya

Village Reporter
The pre-trial judges “accepted that there exists a reasonable basis to believe widespread and/or systematic acts of violence may have been committed that could qualify as crimes against humanity of deportation across the Myanmar-Bangladesh border” the Court said in a press statement, in addition to “persecution on grounds of ethnicity and/or religion against the Rohingya population.”  After a reported military-led crackdown,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Thursday’s Daily Brief:  Envoy heads for Bolivia, ICC on Myanmar, dignity for sanitation workers, sterilizing mosquitoes

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Bolivia crisis: UN chief sends envoy to support peace, amidst renewed clashes UN chief António Guterres announced on Thursday that he had appointed a Personal Envoy who would be travelling to Bolivia later in the day, to offer support to national leaders, following the departure of former president, Evo Morales.  “The Secretary-General remains deeply concerned about the developments in Bolivia”, his Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters in New York. “He reiterates his appeal to all Bolivians… Read More
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