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Development Health Advice 

UNICEF must triple budget to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo; complex crisis impacting unprecedented number of children

Global Author
“This Ebola response is far more complex because it is in an active conflict zone,” Jerome Pfaffmann, a UNICEF health specialist, told reporters in Geneva, just back from his third visit to the country.  He underscored that “people in the (eastern Congolese) provinces of North Kivu and Ituri are facing humanitarian and public health crises,” and in addition, half the health facilities in Ituri had been damaged or destroyed over the last… Read More
Human Rights 

New UN report shows record number of children killed and maimed in conflict

Village Reporter
In the 20 conflict situations monitored in the 2018 edition of the Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, released Tuesday, more than 12,000 children were killed or maimed that year. A ‘disheartened’ Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was “particularly appalled” by the unprecedented numbers of grave violations committed against children. Children continue to be used… Read More

Breeze Travel & Safaris LTD

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Breeze Travel and Safaris Ltd is one of the best service providers in Uganda. Over the past years we have helped more than 100,000 visitors plan their East African vacations – each trip customized to meet their individual needs. We choose and inspect each of our suppliers carefully, utilizing only the most reputable firms in the industry. At Breeze Travel… Read More
Human Rights 

Conflict, climate change among factors that increase ‘desperation that enables human trafficking to flourish’, says UN chief

Village Reporter
According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), some 72 per cent of detected victims are women and girls, and the percentage of child victims has more than doubled from 2004 to 2016. “Most detected victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; victims are also trafficked for forced labour, recruitment as child soldiers and other forms of exploitation and… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Shot fired! AKA comes for his fellow SA rapper Cassper Nyovest after he praised Nigerian Music Industry – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

Village Reporter
On Sunday night, July 29, 2019, South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest took to Twitter to praise the unity in the Nigerian Music Industry and the way they promote and celebrate our culture around the World. In his tweet, he wrote: “I wish I was from Nigeria”. He continued to talk about … via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2LMQkJC Get more… Read More
Lifestyle OP-ED 

“WITHOUT HEALTH, WE HAVE NOTHING”: The Need for Comprehensive Sustainable Development

Village Reporter
Fariha Mujeebuddin Marrakech, Morocco After a windy uphill journey to Aguerzran, a small village nestled within the High Atlas Mountains, we reached the building where we would be conducting workshops. The small rectangular building, painted in sun-faded pink and green, overlooked the lush valley. My colleague explained to the group, over thirty women of varying ages, the purpose of our… Read More
Human Rights 

Murder of Brazilian indigenous leader a ‘worrying symptom’ of land invasion

Village Reporter
Emrya Wajãpi was killed on July 23 in Amapá, a region in the far north of Brazil, bordering French Guyana.  According to media reports, witnesses saw a number of gold miners enter the protected reserve of the Wajãpi community, then stab their leader to death. “The murder of Emrya Wajãpi, leader of the indigenous Wajãpi people, is tragic and reprehensible… Read More
Human Rights 

Easing ‘classroom crisis’ in Côte d’Ivoire, brick by (plastic) brick

Village Reporter
“This factory will be at the cutting edge of smart, scalable solutions for some of the major education challenges that Africa’s children and communities face,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “Its potential is threefold: more classrooms for children in Côte d’Ivoire, reduced plastic waste in the environment, and additional income avenues for the most vulnerable families.” Côte d’Ivoire needs… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

‘I wish I was from Nigeria’ – South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest says as he praises Nigerian Music Industry – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

Village Reporter
Award-winning South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest took to Twitter last night, July 29, 2019, to praise the unity in the Nigerian Music Industry and the way they promote and celebrate our culture around the World…. Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2SLyyqK Get more Nigeria Entertainment News Read More
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