Americas
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Champions of the Earth: Mia Mottley versus the ‘faceless few’
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has been awarded the 2021 Champions of the Earth Award, the UN’s highest…
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The UN belongs to young people, deputy chief tells young Costa Rican activists
The United Nations “belongs” to the younger generation, and countries must ensure they participate in decisions on environmental protection and…
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Can recycling cut unsafe migration from Haiti?
The unsafe migration of people from Haiti could be reduced by a recycling initiative which is aimed at tackling environmental…
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Venezuela violated jurist’s rights, UN Human Rights Committee says
Venezuela violated a jurist’s right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the…
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COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021
Compared to the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was “undoubtedly worse” for the Americas, where infections and deaths…
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UN rights office urges Colombia to reform policing of protests
Colombia must urgently reform how it polices protests in the wake of demonstrations earlier this year in which several people…
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First Person: Cultivating Haiti’s future
Farmers in south-west of Haiti are cultivating a future for the country as they continue to work their land despite…
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With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action
Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates dead and hundreds injured in Ecuadorian prisons this year, UN independent human…
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UNHCR chief calls for mechanism to deal with ‘unprecedented’ displacement in Mexico and Central America
Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million…
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Mexico: Over 95,000 registered as disappeared, impunity ‘almost absolute’
As of last Friday, more than 95,000 people have been officially registered as disappeared in Mexico. That includes a worrying increase in the number…
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