RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).

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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...
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INTERNATIONAL ALBINISM AWARENESS DAY: STAKEHOLDERS SEEKS BETTER DEAL FOR PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM. (PHOTOS).

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International Albinism Awareness Day: Stakeholders Seeks Better Deal For People with Albinism



The Anambra State Albinism Association has joined the global community to mark 2023 International Albinism Awareness Day. 

The day is aimed at creating awareness on different challenges facing people with albinism and to curb marginalization and stigmatization against them.

The international Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) was instituted by the United Nations General Assembly on the 18th of December 2014, and officially designated June 13th every year as the day for the celebration.

The event marking the day took place at Professor Dora Akunyili Women Development Center, Awka and was attended by Anambra state Commissioner for Education, Prof  Ngozi Chuma- Udeh represented by Mr Ikem Udoji.

Delivering her keynote Address titled  "Albinism: Overcoming Challenges and Way Forward", the Chairperson of Anambra State Albinism Association, Comrade Vivian Ezeonwumelu said that Albinism is agenetic condition that affects the production of melanin - the pigment that gives color to the hair, skin and eyes, stating that people with Albinism have little or no melanin which makes them vulnerable to sunburn, skin cancer and vision problem.

Comrade Ezeonwumelu  appealed to the government to make policies that will guarantee the inclusion, acceptance, and give equal opportunities to people with albinism.

In a lecture titled "Self-Assertive Thinking As A Conscious Strategy For Overcoming Discrimination", a lecturer from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Mr Ugohukwu Ezeonwumelu, urged people living with albinism to shun aniexty, and embrace self confidence which will help them to speak up when necessary. 

Also Speaking, The Chairman, JONAPWD, Mr Okeke appealed to the Ministry of Education to make a policy that that every child with albinism should be allowed to sit in the front in the classroom, that school authorities should plant trees to provide shades for them and award special scholarships for such children as encouragement.

Responding, the Commissioner for Education,Prof  Ngozi Chuma- Udeh, represented by Mr Ikedi Udoja promised to look into the requests for the provision of safety measures for people with albinism and assured them of inclusion in the  education sector.

In their various remarks, the Chairman, Anambra State Disability Rights Commission, Barr Chukus Ezewuzie represented by Dr Chike Ezejiego, and the Director, Center For Disability and Special Needs Research, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof Willie Obiozor represented by his deputy, Dr Sylvia Obi urged people with albinism be proud of themselves and not allow anyone to belittle them. 

They asked that people with albinism be included in decision-making and policy making bodies and organs of governments, communities, special committees or advisory boards dedicated to addressing thier concerns and others so that they will always contribute to the betterment of the society. 

The event also featured free eye test sponsored by the Anambra State Disability Rights Commission.

The themed for this year's celebration of International Albinism Awareness Day is "Ensuring The Inclusion Of The Voices Of Persons With Albinism In All Sectors Of Life".

More photos below. 



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