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Nigeria: Several passengers feared dead in train crash

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Several passengers are feared dead as a train collided with a fully loaded high capacity bus. The vehicle belongs to Lagos State Government Staff in the PwD/Shogunle area of Ikeja, in Lagos State. Reports say the bus was headed inward Ikeja through PwD from Oshodi bus terminal when the collision occurred, as it tried to negotiate the route while passing… Read More
Europe 

New UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law: UNHCR

Village Reporter
If adopted, the new bill would deny the right to seek refugee protection to people arriving irregularly in the UK, such as those risking their lives to cross the English Channel in small boats. Instead, these asylum-seekers would face detention and deportation, without having their individual circumstances examined. “This would be a clear breach of the Refugee Convention and would… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears

Village Reporter
Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN’s Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban decrees that have further eroded the rights of Afghan women. However, she also urged the international community to preserve “whatever political space exists” for frank discussions with Afghanistan’s leaders, warning of rapidly deteriorating humanitarian and economic conditions across the country.… Read More
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Ghana hit by widespread childhood vaccine shortages

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Ghana has been hit with widespread shortages of vaccines for routine immunisation of babies from birth to at least 18 months. Under the routine vaccination programme, Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease; oral polio vaccine 0 (OPV); Measles-Rubella; Meningitis and Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) are administered. Health experts fear that the situation has the potential to… Read More
Europe 

In Ukraine, Guterres pledges to keep seeking ‘solutions and a just peace’

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António Guterres expressed “deep solidarity” with all of those who have become victims of the full-scale Russian invasion of February last year. Violation of the Charter “The position of the United Nations, which I have consistently expressed, is crystal clear: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the UN Charter and international law”, declared the UN chief. He reiterated… Read More
Pacific 

Philippines urged to compensate women survivors of wartime rape by Japanese soldiers

Village Reporter
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called for the authorities to provide full reparation and an official apology to the survivors, who have suffered decades of physical, psychological and other consequences.  ‘Symbolic’ victory  “This is a symbolic moment of victory for these victims who were previously silenced, ignored, written off and erased from history in the… Read More
Africa Business World 

Financial Education the Key for Growth in Africa

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Africa is a rapidly growing region with a lot of potential to be a major contributor to the world in many industries. However, the region has lagged for many years, with African leaders facing many challenges when it comes to creating stable and productive economies. One area that could help boost the growth rate of African countries is increased financial… Read More
Pacific 

‘Mum does not cry or scream anymore’: Breaking the silence of domestic abuse in Tajikistan

Village Reporter
Like many women in Tajikistan, Shermatova Marjona has experienced gender-based violence. Ms. Shermatova met her husband while she was working abroad as a cleaner in Moscow, Russia. It wasn’t long before they were married, and he persuaded her to send all the money she earned to her father-in-law in Tajikistan, who was to use the funds to build a house… Read More
Pacific 

UN continues to support Pakistan flood response

Village Reporter
The unprecedented flooding, triggered by severe monsoon rains, submerged a third of the country and resulted in some 1,700 deaths.  Millions displaced, infrastructure damaged  More than 33 million people were affected overall, or one in seven Pakistanis, while eight million were displaced and 13,000 injured, according to the UN Office in the country.  Around one million livestock animals perished in… Read More
Pacific 

Rights experts concerned over intimidation around mega tourism project in Indonesia

Village Reporter
The Mandalika project includes parks, resorts, hotels and a motorcycle racetrack hosting international sporting events. It is located on Lombok island, in impoverished West Nusa Tenggara Province.  The experts said they have received alarming accounts of alleged human rights violations committed by police and military forces, including excessive use of force to evict and restrict the rights of the indigenous… Read More
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