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Libya US 

The Benghazi Attack: The Forgotten History of the 2012 Attack on the U.S. Embassy in Libya

Village Reporter,
If you say “September 11” most people automatically think of the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. What they probably don’t even remember happened on September 11, were the attacks on the United States Embassy in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012. Once the Libyan Revolution began in February 2011, the CIA began placing assets in the… Read More
Europe 

Deadly earthquake kills dozens in Turkey, UN stands in solidarity and offers support

Village Reporter
On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude quake struck Haiti, devastating its capital, Port-au-Prince. About 220,000 people were reportedly killed, among them, 102 UN staff who lost their lives when the building housing the stabilization mission there, known as MINUSTAH, collapsed. Some 300,000 people were injured and 1.5 million become homeless during the 35-second-long tremor.  Read More
Pacific 

Myanmar: Departing UN rights expert still hopeful for democratic transition

Village Reporter
Yanghee Lee was speaking in Bangladesh on Thursday at the end of her last official visit to the region as the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar.   “I have lost my optimism”, she said. “How could I be optimistic with ongoing credible allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly genocide having been committed in Myanmar, and with justice and accountability still not yet… Read More
Pacific 

Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide

Village Reporter
The International  Court of Justice  (ICJ) also ordered authorities to prevent the destruction of evidence related to genocide allegations.  The case against Myanmar was brought to the ICJ in November by The Gambia, on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), arguing that the mainly-Muslim Rohingya had been subjected to genocide.  The Rohingya primarily reside in Rakhine state in northern Myanmar, a majority Buddhist country.   More than 700,000 members fled… Read More
Pacific 

Philippines volcano: UN aid operation in place as thousands told to flee

Village Reporter
 “The Government has officially requested the UN’s support in procuring face masks” to help against ash, dust and noxious sulfur dioxide, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York.  In explosive eruptions last Sunday, the Taal Volcano, located on the island of Luzon, some 70 kilometres south of the capital city of Manila, began to violently spew magma, which has led to the evacuation of more than 38,000 people to 198 evacuation centres so far, the UN Office for the Coordination… Read More
Europe 

UN moves to tackle ‘hidden abuse’ and violence against Europe’s children

Village Reporter
And despite the magnitude of this figure, “it is well established that incidents of interpersonal violence are widely underreported”, according to the World Health Organization’s European Region office. Accounting for underreporting, WHO estimates that of the 204 million children under the age of 18 across the region, 9.6 per cent experience sexual exploitation, 22.9 per cent physical abuse and 29.1… Read More
Pacific 

UN health agency urges China to continue search for source of new virus, as Thailand case emerges

Village Reporter
Coronaviruses are described by WHO as “a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases”. Probably the best known is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, commonly known as SARS, which broke out in Asia in 2003, and spread to countries in North America, South America and Europe, before being successfully contained later that… Read More
Malawi US 

Malania’s Trip to Malawi: White House staffer helps raise thousands for Chipala Primary School in Lilongwe

Village Reporter
A White House staffer took matters into her own hands after visiting a Malawi primary school during a trip with first lady Melania Trump. White House specialty media director Carolina Hurley helped raise over $12,600 for an indoor classroom in the Chipala Primary School in Lilongwe, Malawi, after she saw the school during the first lady’s October 2018 trip. USA… Read More
Pacific 

Australia bushfire crisis: UNICEF offers help and support

Village Reporter
While acknowledging “the selflessness, professionalism and dedication” of first responders and all organizations working on the ground, UNICEF issued a statement on Monday extending its condolences to the children and families affected by the fires that continue to devastate the country. Flagging its experience in providing crucial long-term support to children across the world through the three stages of relief,… Read More
Pacific 

UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ following end of DPRK nuclear test moratorium

Village Reporter
Media reported that leader Kim Jong-un  had announced that his country, also known as North Korea, was no longer bound to the self-imposed ban. “The Secretary-General very much hopes that the tests will not resume, in line with relevant Security Council resolutions,” the statement said. “Non-proliferation remains a fundamental pillar of global nuclear security and must be preserved.” The statement… Read More
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