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Human Rights 

Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, ‘must serve as a wakeup call’

Village Reporter
The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Urmila Bhoola, explained that over 40 million people are enslaved around the world, a quarter of them children. Due to problems of environmental degradation, migration and shifting demographics, the scourge of modern-day slavery is expected to grow. Over 60 percent of those in forced labour work in the private sector, Ms. Bhoola… Read More
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Monday’s Daily Brief: Suicide death every 40 seconds, rights chief on climate change link, Venezuela, Dorian updates, desertification summit latest

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Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide: WHO Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency’s latest report on global suicide estimates. Speaking in Geneva ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “every death is a tragedy for family, friends… Read More
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One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report

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Speaking in Geneva ahead of World Suicide Prevention day, recognized on 10 September, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “every death is a tragedy for family friends and colleagues,” yet many more suicides can be prevented. All countries should “incorporate proven suicide prevention strategies into national health and education programmes in a sustainable way”, he added. Since WHO’s first report on… Read More
Human Rights 

We are ‘burning up our future’, UN’s Bachelet tells Human Rights Council

Village Reporter
In a direct appeal to the forum’s 47 Member States to unite to tackle climate change, Michelle Bachelet insisted that every region of the world stands to be affected. In the short-term, however, the worst effects of the fires and “drastic acceleration of deforestation” in Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil were on the families living in these areas, she explained. “Climate… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerians in South Africa are the cause of xenophobic attacks -Gani Adams

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The Aare Ona Kankafo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has partly blamed Nigerians for the xenophobic attacks unleashed on them by South Africans. Adams who declared support for the actions taken so far by the Nigerian government to deal with the issue said some Nigerians in South Africa get involved in drug deals and also encourage South Africans to join them… Read More
Human Rights 

UNICEF backpacks used as a haunting symbol to call for greater protection of children living in conflict

Village Reporter
The UNICEF installation was unveiled in the garden at UN Headquarters in New York as a message to world leaders, who will convene for the annual General Assembly. It features rows of backpacks reminiscent of a graveyard, each one representing a senseless loss of a young life to conflict.  “UNICEF backpacks have always been a symbol of hope and childhood… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigeria debunks report of explosion at S/Africa High Commission

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#TrackNigeria: The Federal Government has debunked the report being circulated on social media of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in Abuja, on Saturday. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed, said the report “is fake news orchestrated by desperate opposition to cause panic and chaos among the populace”.… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

XENOPHOBIA: Nigerians Need to Leave Our Country – South African Singer

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Younews Ng September 6, 2019 Investigation, News, Politics, Trending, Whistle Blower 57 Views Related Articles Popular South African singer, Babes Wodumo from her recent tweet disclosed that Nigerians should leave South Africa, that they are better without us. Nigerians need to leave South Africa!!! . Everything would be smooth without them . Engabe akukho kwa iwunga!!…She said. Bongekile Simelane, otherwise… Read More
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Thursday’s Daily Brief:  Facebook rallies against vaccination ‘fake news’, DPR Korea UN staff cuts call, Syria crop report, crisis funding and Dorian latest

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WHO welcomes Facebook commitment to stop vaccine misinformation from going viral The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday welcomed Facebook’s pledge to ensure users can separate fact from fiction when it comes to vaccines, across its platforms from Facebook Search, to Groups, Pages and forums. Following months of discussions between WHO and Facebook on the spread of inaccuracies when it comes to immunization, the social media… Read More
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