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Ghana: Pro-LGBTQ billboard pulled down following uproar

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– – City authorities in Ghana’s capital Accra have pulled down a pro-LGBTQ billboard at a strategic location following an uproar over its presence. The billboard, which has four hands joined as a team, is said to have been mounted at the strategic spot of the motorway with the inscription “When all Ghanaians are treated equal no matter where they… Read More
Europe 

Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office

Village Reporter
The three men – Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan Saaudun Brahim – were captured while fighting for Ukraine, reportedly defending the southern port city of Mariupol. Bitter fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces since the Russian invasion on 24 February flattened the city, where UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has previously condemned attacks against civilians and civilian… Read More
Pacific 

Sri Lanka: UN appeals for $47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 million people

Village Reporter
In response to the country’s request for UN-backed international assistance, the Organization and other partners launched a joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan to aid 1.7 million people worst-hit by the economic crisis. Covering the period from June to September this year, it aims to address the most urgent needs – with a particular focus on healthcare and essential medicines,… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: WFP teams up with Uber, in boost for pinpoint aid deliveries

Village Reporter
With conventional aid trucks or other large vehicles unable to access some of those in need in built up areas, the ridesharing and delivery app has developed a new custom-built version of its online platform, “which allows WFP to better coordinate, dispatch and track a fleet of smaller vehicles delivering relief items from warehouses”, the agency said, in a press release. Live tracking… Read More
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Mali: ECOWAS condemns extended military governance

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– – The West African regional bloc Ecowas has condemned the decision of the military government in Mali to extend the transition to civilian government by two years while negotiations continue. Mali’s junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Monday signed a decree fixing the length of the transition period to 24 months. He signed a decree read out on state… Read More
Europe 

UN and Tajikistan reaffirm ‘strong partnership’ in new cooperation agreement 

Village Reporter
The joint UN-Tajikistan document, which was signed on Tuesday by Prime Minister Kokhir Rasulzoda and UN Resident Coordinator Sezin Sinanoglu, sets out national development priorities and goals for the next four years.  “This Cooperation Framework has ambitious aims to improve the lives of people in Tajikistan and create equal opportunities for each person to realize her or his human rights… Read More
Africa World 

Best Selling Rap Artist of All Time

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– – Rapping is a very successful music genre and one of the most favourite music genres, if not the most favourite music genre. However, hip hop is more dominant in the USA. Although in other parts of the world, tecno musicians from Nigeria are also considered great hip hop artists and have influenced hip hop in specific ways. Rap… Read More
Europe 

Reports of sexual violence in Ukraine rising fast, Security Council hears

Village Reporter
Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, recalled her recent visit to Ukraine and outlined the elements of a recently signed Framework of Cooperation on the Prevention and Response to Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, which seeks to strengthen accountability and combat those abhorrent crimes. “Too often have the needs of women and girls in conflict settings been side-lined… Read More
Pacific 

Bangladesh: ILO calls for workplace safety review following deadly fire

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ILO expressed its deep sadness over the loss of life, which included nine fire fighters, after chemical-filled containers combusted, one after another, around midnight on Saturday, at the BM Container Depot. According to news reports, the death toll was revised down after some bodies were counted twice, and hundreds are still listed as missing or injured, with the toll expected… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa Travel World 

RyanAir’s Afrikaans test policy for South African nationals sparks anger

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– – There is public outrage after the Dublin-based carrier – RyanAir – imposed new rules on South African nationals. The airline has said South African customers will have to take an Afrikaans test to prove their nationality before boarding flights. The test will cover questions about who is the president of the country, what the capital city is and… Read More
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