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Human Rights 

Settler violence is rising in Occupied Palestinian Territory, warn experts

Village Reporter
Highlighting more than 210 incidents already this year and one Palestinian fatality, the Special Rapporteurs urged the Israeli authorities to investigate thoroughly, maintaining that the Israeli military were present “in many cases”. Children traumatized In southern Hebron on 13 March, they described how a Palestinian family was attacked by 10 Israeli settlers, some of them armed. Violence by Israeli settlers… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Powerful New Vibe Lands In American Music

Village Reporter,
Powerful New Vibe Lands In American Music – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Thursday, April 15, 2021 · 538,646,111 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? Sourced From Nigerian Music Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Google celebrates Oliver De Coque, Nigeria’s highlife musician

Village Reporter,
Google, the world’s largest online company is celebrating Nigeria’s Oliver De Coque on his posthumous 74th birthday on April 14, 2021. The company is celebrating him with a Doodle. The illustration for the doodle was made by Lagos-based Ohab TBJ. The artiste who shared the image of his work via his Instagram handle stated that working on the project was… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’  

Global Author
The alert from the World Health Organization (WHO) is delivered in a report showing that none of the 43 antibiotics in development today sufficiently addresses the growing threat posed by 13 priority drug-resistant bacteria.  “The persistent failure to develop, manufacture, and distribute effective new antibiotics is further fuelling the impact of antimicrobial resistance and threatens our ability to successfully treat bacterial infections,” said Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Assistant Director General on antimicrobial resistance.  Those most at risk are young children and those living in poverty,… Read More
Human Rights 

Prevention is ‘only cure’ to end sexual violence in conflict, Security Council hears

Village Reporter
“We meet at a moment when this crime, which should have been consigned to a closed chapter of history, is once again in the headlines”, said Pramila Patten, Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, affirming that now was the time to “take stock of both the persistent and entrenched, as well as new and emerging, challenges…to eradicate the scourge”. ‘Chasm between… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

WHO urges countries to build a fairer, healthier world post-COVID-19

Global Author
COVID-19 has unfairly impacted some people more harshly than others, exacerbating existing inequities in health and welfare within and between countries. For World Health Day, 7 April 2021, WHO is therefore issuing five calls for urgent action to improve health for all people. Within countries, illness and death from COVID-19 have been higher among groups who face discrimination, poverty, social exclusion,… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Alisson Becker and WHO Foundation launch campaign to raise resources and support treatment for COVID-19 patients starting in the Americas

Global Author
“Give a Breath for Health” campaign launched on World Health Day to kickstart global effort for purchasing oxygen and other life-saving supplies and therapeutics Champion goalkeeper Alisson Becker, World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill ambassador for health promotion, is kickstarting a new global fundraising campaign, titled “Give a Breath for Health,” driven by the WHO Foundation and WHO. The initiative aims… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Interim statement of the COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Global Author
The COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) has reviewed reports of rare cases of blood clots with low platelets following vaccination with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (including Covishield) since their onset a few weeks ago. At its most recent meeting on 7 April, 2021, the subcommittee reviewed latest information from the European Medicines Agency… Read More
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