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Over 570 million people to live in poverty by 2030, UN report predicts

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The UN has predicted that about 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty by the year 2030. 84 million children won’t be going to school and it will take 286 years to reach equality between men and women. These are excerpts of a grim report released by the UN to track progress being made in achieving 17… Read More
Europe 

Mothers of Srebrenica: ‘Sadly, the killing continues in the world’

Village Reporter
Among the exhibit’s visitors were members of the Mothers of Srebrenica, an association that united thousands of people – mothers, sisters, and wives – who have lost loved ones in the massacre in their city. Munira Subašić doesn’t need photographs to remember the tragedy that claimed her husband, son, and 20 other close relatives. “I represent all the mothers who… Read More
Pacific 

Bangladesh using enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings to silence rights defenders: Experts

Village Reporter
‘Chilling effect’ Odhikar has “documented enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings and cooperated with UN human rights mechanisms in this context,” the three experts said. “Such reprisals also have a chilling effect and may deter others from reporting on human rights issues and cooperating with the UN, its representatives, and mechanisms”. The Special Rapporteurs said that the Bangladeshi NGO Affairs Bureau… Read More
Pacific 

INTERVIEW: Supporting comprehensive sexuality education in Thailand

Village Reporter
Unintended teenage pregnancies are significant among poorer parts of the north of the country, where accessibility to service and information is harder to reach than elsewhere, and there is anecdotal evidence in some schools showing an increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palang Jo, or Youth’s Power, is an NGO based in Phrae in northern Thailand whose objective is to empower and… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa issues Cholera warning as death toll from outbreak hits 50

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South Africa has issued a warning over Cholera outbreak after a winter outbreak left 50 people dead. Local media reported that most of the deaths over the last six weeks in the Hammanskraal community in Gauteng Province. Residents there have battled for weeks to access to clean water, but there have been several cases across the country. In many communities,… Read More
Africa Central Africa World 

Gabon’s President Bongo to seek third term in office

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Gabon President Ali Bongo has announced plans to seek a third term in office in next month’s presidential election. General elections are scheduled for August 26. He intends putting in a re-election bid that would extend his family’s 56-year grip on power. “Because nothing matters more than your success, I am announcing today that I am a candidate”, Bongo told… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu takes over as ECOWAS chairman

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Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has taken over as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was elected chair at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the regional bloc held on Sunday afternoon in Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau. The ECOWAS Chairmanship is a position rotationally held by one… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Gunmen attack Nigeria’s Benue State killing 24

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Suspected gunmen have attacked some communities in Nigeria’s Benue State, killing 24 residents. The bandits believed to be gang members of the slain Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana, invaded several communities. Reports media say the attackers burnt several houses in villages. An indigene, who spoke on condition of animosity described how the 24 residents were killed. “You know that the three… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

ECOWAS leaders hold summit in Guinea Bissau

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West African leaders are meeting in Guinea Bissau’s capital Bissau on Sunday to discuss various issues affecting the region. The Heads of State will be considering reports from the Ninetieth Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers meeting held from July 6 to 7, 2023, in Bissau, a statement from ECOWAS said. The Sixty-Third Ordinary Session of the Authority… Read More
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