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As deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the number of children killed so far this year has increased by nearly 40 per cent compared to 2023. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather

April 23, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News0 comment

Asia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due to weather, climate and water-related hazards. Storms and floods have hit the hardest, a new report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday reveals. Source UN News Read More

Europe

Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers

April 22, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News0 comment

Independent UN experts have expressed concern over the role airlines and aviation authorities could have in the unlawful removal of asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Rwanda under an agreement between the two governments and the proposed “Safety of Rwanda” bill. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia

April 22, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News0 comment

Kornelia Icha has never gone hungry or got close to starvation. Very few people do in Indonesia with its fertile soil and tropical climate. But, until a recent intervention by the National Food Agency, her diet consisted mostly of rice, corn, onions and the occasional meat dish. Source UN News Read More

Europe

Ukraine war ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism

April 19, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News0 comment

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is “a stark reminder” of the challenges to multilateralism and remains the top priority of UN partner the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Security Council heard on Friday. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

Women in Afghanistan: The future ‘depends on them’

April 17, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News0 comment

Despite facing formidable challenges, women-owned and run businesses in Afghanistan continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience, serving as vital pillars of economic stability and hope amidst adversity, a new UN report has found. Source UN News Read More

Rwanda’s commemoration of 30th anniversary of genocide begins

April 16, 2024 Elwin Mandowa0 comment

Rwanda on Sunday started series of activities to commemorate 30 years since the 1994 genocide took place. The genocide led to the death of more than 1 million people over a period of 100 days, starting on April 7 1994. During the massacre, Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically massacred by Hutu extremists, led by The post Rwanda’s commemoration… Read More

Europe

Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears

April 11, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News0 comment

Russian attacks on cities and towns across Ukraine, including intense and systematic targeting of the energy infrastructure, “have become a daily destructive pattern” in recent weeks, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Thursday. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel

April 11, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News0 comment

Sharp divisions emerged on Thursday as the General Assembly debated Russia’s veto on the Security Council which blocked renewal of the sanctions panel that monitors the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear weapon and missile programmes. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting

April 11, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News0 comment

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that poverty is surging and the middle class in Myanmar is “disappearing” amidst worsening insecurity and conflict. Source UN News Read More

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Category: World

Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year

WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather

Airlines urged not to facilitate UK-Rwanda asylum transfers

Hungry for data: Tackling food insecurity in rural Indonesia

Ukraine war ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism

Women in Afghanistan: The future ‘depends on them’

Rwanda’s commemoration of 30th anniversary of genocide begins

Russian attacks ‘a daily destructive pattern’ in Ukraine, Security Council hears

General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel

Myanmar: Middle class ‘disappearing’ amid uptick in brutal fighting