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New report from UN Economic Commission for Europe measures progress on global goals

Village Reporter
The UN Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) first regional report on SDG progress has singled out Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Estonia, United States, Norway, Portugal, Ireland and Spain as meeting the WHO standards, noting that others need to step up.   These and other findings aim to sharpen efforts to achieve the SDGs by describing levels and trends of selected indicators and highlighting challenges, which will be used to inform the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, which will be held Thursday online.  … Read More
Pacific 

South-East Asian countries urged to ‘do more’ to fight COVID-19

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MYTH BUSTER: Q: Is wearing rubber gloves while out in public effective in preventing the new #coronavirus infection? A: No. Regularly washing your bare hands ??offers more protection against catching #COVID19 than wearing rubber gloves. pic.twitter.com/UDBkodbHO0 — WHO South-East Asia (@WHOSEARO) March 17, 2020 WHO Total number of cases in South-East Asia Region. (As of 17 March) Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO… Read More
Pacific 

China shows COVID-19 Coronavirus can be ‘stopped in its tracks’

Village Reporter
While more than 153,00 cases of the respiratory illness have been recorded globally as of Sunday, it is on the decline in China, demonstrating that the course of the outbreak there has been altered, according to WHO Representative in the country, Dr. Gauden Galea.   “It is an epidemic that has been nipped as it was growing and stopped in its tracks. This is very clear from the data that… Read More
Pacific 

Iran: BBC and other broadcast journalists harassed; families threatened – UN experts 

Village Reporter
“Journalists working for the BBC Persian Service and other Farsi-language news outlets outside Iran have faced threats, criminal investigations, unlawful surveillance, freezing of assets, defamation and harassment by Iranian authorities”, five UN Special Rapporteurs said in a joint statement.  “Several journalists have also been targeted for going public about the harassment, and seeking protection from the UN”. According to the… Read More
Pacific 

Security Council resolution endorses moves towards long-sought Afghanistan peace

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“The developments endorsed by this resolution are the product of more than a year of unprecedented US diplomatic engagement with the Taliban, in coordination with our partners in Afghanistan, the region, and around the world”, said Cherith Norman Chalet, the US Acting Deputy Permanent Representative. The agreement with the Taliban calls for the fundamentalists to severe ties with international terrorist… Read More
Pacific 

Afghanistan peace prospects ‘slim’ without women’s participation: Hillary Clinton

Village Reporter
Mrs. Clinton delivered the keynote address at the meeting of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan, held barely two weeks after the signing of a peace deal between Washington and the Taliban.  The agreement calls for the insurgent group to participate in intra-Afghan peace talks which were to begin that day. It also covers a timetable for the… Read More
Pacific 

UN condemns deadly attack in Afghan capital

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More than 30 people were killed when gunmen opened fire during a commemorative event attended by the country’s Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, and former President Hamid Karzai. UN chief António Guterres strongly condemned the attack, according to a statement issued that day by his spokesperson. “The Secretary-General reiterates that attacks against civilians are unacceptable and those who carry out such… Read More
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AMERICAN STOCK MARKET TUMBLES AGAIN OVER CORONAVIRUS FEARS – CONFIRMING TB JOSHUA’S 2020 PROPHECY ON ECONOMY

Ihechukwu Njoku
The stock market in USA had another extremely volatile day on Thursday 5th March 2020, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down 970 points. As the coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously dent global growth, the fear that has emerged in its wake is already taking its toll on the American economy.  Despite the emergency rate cut announced by the Federal… Read More
Pacific 

‘Unanimous’ ICC gives go-ahead to probe Afghanistan alleged war crimes

Village Reporter
The decision, reached unanimously on appeal by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, overturns an earlier decision vetoing an inquiry, on the grounds that it “would not be in the interests of justice”.  ? “Today is an important day for the cause of international criminal justice” – #ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda, following the Appeals Chamber’s decision authorising… Read More
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