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Kenya: Local media oppose exclusion from Ruto’s inauguration coverage

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– – The local media in Kenya are up in arms against organizers of Tuesday’s presidential inauguration ceremony over arrangements for coverage. The communications team of Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto has barred local media from covering the presidential inauguration, offering exclusive broadcast rights to Multichoice Kenya Ltd, an affiliate of a South African pay-TV group. Local broadcasters have been asked… Read More
Pacific 

UN chief sees ‘great heights’ of human endurance and heroism amid ‘climate carnage’ in Pakistan

Village Reporter
The UN chief landed in Sindh province before flying over some of the worst-affected areas on his way to Balochistan, where he met with local residents, some of whom were directly impacted by the floods. Many had lost their loved ones, homes and everything they owned, amid the near continuous monsoon rainfall, flash flooding, and rain-induced landslides that have pummeled… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: Shelling in nearby city putting Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant at risk

Village Reporter
The shelling has destroyed the power infrastructure feeding the city, where staff operating the plant live, causing a complete blackout that also threatens the nuclear facility.  Rafael Mariano Grossi, the IAEA Director General, said given the increased and continued shelling, there is little likelihood of re-establishing reliable offsite power to the plant.  ‘An unsustainable situation’  As a result, Ukraine is… Read More
Pacific 

From the Field: Black pigs, green tea, and pink orchids – preserving China’s natural resources

Village Reporter
Chinese black pigs, by Bryson John Cheng/ Unsplash The Access and Benefit-Sharing project (ABS), which is working in Yunnan, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces, is also designed to prevent biopiracy, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and traditional knowledge. Remote and less-developed regions, which are frequently endowed with rich natural resources and long traditions of agriculture, are expected to benefit from… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: More than 14,000 casualties to date but ‘actual numbers are likely considerably higher’

Village Reporter
Matilda Bogner was presenting some of the findings of its latest report to journalists in Geneva, Switzerland.  The conflict is now in its seventh month and her team has corroborated 14,059 civilian casualties to date, with 5,767 people killed and 8,292 injured.  “As we have repeatedly said, we know that actual numbers are likely considerably higher,” she added.  Hearing from… Read More
Pacific 

In flood-hit Pakistan, Guterres appeals for ‘massive’ global support, tougher action on climate change

Village Reporter
Pakistan has been inundated with near continuous monsoon rainfall, flash flooding, and rain-induced landslides since mid-June, causing widespread devastation and casualties affecting millions of people across the South Asian country. Upon his arrival, Mr. Guterres was briefed on the latest developments and the Pakistan-led response by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, as well as other… Read More
Pacific 

Pakistan: UN scales up financial and other support after ‘latest climate tragedy’

Village Reporter
The funding will help prevent waterborne diseases and epidemics, and provide nutrition supplements, clean water and reproductive health care for the most vulnerable people, as well as feed for livestock.  WFP has already reached more than 400,000 people impacted by #PakistanFloods with food assistance. Support is needed to urgently recover and rebuild community infrastructure, livelihoods opportunities, and resilience. 🔗https://t.co/mXSj20yNaf —… Read More
Europe 

Large scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises ‘many concerns’: UN disarmament chief

Village Reporter
“These concerns should be taken with due regard, and the international community does have some instruments, such as UN Register of Conventional Arms, to enhance transparency in arms transfer,” she highlighted. “I encourage States to make use of those mechanisms”. Public knowledge Ms Nakamitsu underscored that it is a matter of public record that since the Russian invasion of Ukraine… Read More
Africa World 

The British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will… Read More
Pacific 

Rights experts urge China to address grave violations in Xinjiang province

Village Reporter
Their statement follows the recent publication of a long-awaited report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which found that “serious human rights violations” had been committed against the Uyghur and other predominantly Muslim communities there.  Support for UN report  In supporting the assessment, the experts highlighted the conclusion, which stated that “the extent of arbitrary and discriminatory detention of… Read More
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