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Interception no solution to address migrants crossing English Channel

Village Reporter
Instead, governments in Europe and elsewhere should increase search and rescue efforts, and combat human smuggling and trafficking rings – key drivers of such dangerous journeys, the Office of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged in a joint news release on Wednesday. Solutions can be found for those in need of protection through… Read More
Europe 

Belarus: UN rights chief condemns violence against protesters, calls for grievances to be heard

Village Reporter
Following the announcement by the authorities of the preliminary results from Sunday’s presidential election, immediately questioned by opposition parties, largely peaceful protests erupted throughout Belarus, prompting a heavy crackdown by the security forces. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, condemned the authorities’ violent response: “I remind the Belarusian authorities that the use of force during protests should always… Read More
Pacific 

Polio vaccination campaigns restart in Afghanistan and Pakistan after COVID-19 hiatus

Village Reporter
Programmes are expected to be rolled out across Pakistan and almost half of Afghanistan this month, after vaccination drives in July reached some 780,000 children and three provinces in the two countries, respectively.  Critical, to avoid fresh emergency “These life-saving vaccinations are critical if children are to avoid yet another health emergency”, said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South… Read More
Pacific 

Polio vaccination campaigns restart in Afghanistan and Pakistan after COVID-19 hiatus

Village Reporter
Programmes are expected to be rolled out across Pakistan and almost half of Afghanistan this month, after vaccination drives in July reached some 780,000 children and three provinces in the two countries, respectively.  Critical, to avoid fresh emergency “These life-saving vaccinations are critical if children are to avoid yet another health emergency”, said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South… Read More
Europe 

Belarus: UN chief following post-election developments ‘with great concern’

Village Reporter
Protests broke out overnight in the capital, Minsk, and other cities, ahead of preliminary results announced on Monday, which showed longtime President Alexander Lukashenko had won 80 per cent of the vote, thus securing a sixth term in office. Thousands were arrested in the protests, which continued for a second night, international media reported on Monday. Show maximum restraint Speaking… Read More
Pacific 

First Person: COVID-19 helping Hawaiians to ‘recognize the importance of heritage’

Village Reporter
UN News spoke to Ms. Kauka as part of the International Labour Organization’s photography project “Dignity at Work: The American Experience” ahead of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples which is marked annually on 9 August. “I have been teaching my students how to produce kapa which is a traditional cloth made from the inner bark of a native… Read More
Pacific 

New humanitarian air service boosts COVID-19 response in the Pacific

Village Reporter
The supplies were transported on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum, the region’s premier political and economic policy organization. With commercial air services greatly reduced due to airport closures, and other measures to prevent further spread of the disease, the 18-member bloc has established a platform to facilitate the timely and rapid movement of medical and humanitarian assistance, known as… Read More
Pacific 

75 years after the bomb, Hiroshima still chooses ‘reconciliation and hope’

Village Reporter
“Seventy-five years ago, a single nuclear weapon visited unspeakable death and destruction upon this city”, he said in his address. “The effects linger to this day”.  However, he noted that Hiroshima and its people have chosen not to be characterized by calamity, but instead by “resilience, reconciliation and hope”.  On this 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, let us… Read More
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