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Scores of Rohingya refugee shelters in Bangladesh destroyed by flooding

Village Reporter
Refugees volunteers assist in emergency relief Refugee volunteers trained by UNHCR and partners, worked throughout the night on Wednesday in heavy rain, to help families in urgent need. In some cases, this involved rescuing refugees from shelters destroyed by the 26 reported landslides.  Three days of heavy downpour. More than 270 shelters destroyed. Monsoon rains brought extensive damage to Cox’s… Read More
Pacific 

Livelihoods of millions in East and Southeast Asia at risk from Swine Fever epidemic

Village Reporter
Small scale farmers account for a significant proportion of pig meat production in the vast region, and the outbreak is of particular concern for these producers, who may lack the expertise and funds necessary to protect their herds from the disease. Higher prices, lower incomes FAO has received reports that ASF has led to income losses in the affected countries,… Read More
Europe 

FROM THE FIELD: facing up to the extreme mental health pressures of conflict

Village Reporter
During much of his 30-year career as a humanitarian with the UN, Fabrizio Hochschild, today a senior UN official reporting directly to the Secretary-General, struggled with mental health issues associated with his work. Mr. Hochschild, who has risen through the ranks to become the Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination, suffered post-traumatic stress disorder following a posting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the… Read More
Pacific 

UN chief welcomes possibility of resumed talks between US and North Korea

Village Reporter
The UN chief “welcomes the meetings in Panmunjom involving the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea and the United States”, his spokesperson said in a statement, adding “particularly the announcement that the DPRK and the United States will resume working-level dialogue”.  For the first time since their last summit in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi,… Read More
Pacific 

Government internet ban leaves parts of Myanmar ‘in a blackout’, UN expert calls for immediate lifting

Village Reporter
The Government shutdown mobile data networks in nine conflict areas townships of Rakhine and Chin States, risking serious implications for human rights and humanitarian monitoring, warned UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee. Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar Yanghee Lee. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré, by UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre “The entire region is in a blackout,” she said. “I fear… Read More
Pacific 

UN chief accepts independent report on Myanmar, highlighting ‘systemic’ failure surrounding Rohingya crisis

Village Reporter
The report by former Guatemalan Foreign Affairs Minister, Gert Rosenthal, a former UN Ambassador and top executive at the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said that the UN System overall had been “relatively impotent to effectively work with the authorities of Myanmar, to reverse the negative trends in the areas of human rights, and consolidate… Read More
Europe 

Macron leads EU-wide minimum wage call as Merkel, Medvedev warn of global injustice 

Village Reporter
In a 45-minute speech at the International Labour Organization’s Centenary conference in Geneva, Mr. Macron insisted that the accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few from globalization had created a “law of the jungle”, which had opened the door to damaging nationalism, xenophobia and disillusionment with democracy.  “This market economy in which we are living is much less social than… Read More
Pacific 

Civilians ‘must never be a target,’ says UN in Afghanistan, amid troubling number of casualties during Ramadan

Village Reporter
In a statement issued on Sunday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it remains troubled that civilians are being killed in high numbers and that it has found that during the holy month of Ramadan, anti-Government elements “deliberately and knowingly targeted civilians.” “I condemn these deliberate attacks on civilians that signal a disturbing intent to spread fear; they… Read More
Pacific 

Take action on air pollution to save lives, and the planet, urges UN chief

Village Reporter
As well as claiming seven million lives every year, and damaging children’s development, the UN chief noted that many air pollutants cause global warming, which he has described as “an existential threat.” In his video address, the UN Secretary-General recalled his recent experience in the South Pacific island states, which he visited last month to show solidarity with those suffering… Read More
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