Americas
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UN chief urges support for Haiti to avert ‘humanitarian disaster’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged countries to step up support to Haiti as the country recovers from a…
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UN weather agency: millions affected by climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean
Climate-related and geophysical events resulted in the loss of 312,000 lives and directly affected more than 277 million people in…
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Haiti: flash floods and mudslides latest threats in earthquake-hit country
As Haiti struggles to recover from the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit over the weekend, killing some 1,300 people,…
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7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti; UNICEF set to reach children, families with humanitarian aid
The United Nations is working to support rescue and relief efforts in Haiti following a powerful earthquake that reportedly left…
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UNHCR alarmed over US ‘expulsion flights’ to southern Mexico
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concern on Wednesday over a new policy by the United States, using public health orders linked to COVID-19, to expel some asylum-seekers and migrants by flying them to southern…
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Myanmar military leaders attempting to legitimize power: UN Special Envoy
Six months after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leaders now appear to be moving to consolidate their rule,…
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For women in e-commerce, ‘entrepreneurship means freedom’
Entrepreneurship can mean more freedom for women according to the first Latin-American advocate of eTrade for All, an initiative developed…
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Lifesaving help needed for Venezuela cancer patients hit by US sanctions
Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients could die because they have been caught up in…
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UN rights chief calls for prompt release of protestors held in Cuba
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for the prompt release of protestors and journalists detained during anti-government demonstrations in Cuba, some of…
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Colombia peace process at critical juncture: UN envoy
Events that were previously unthinkable in Colombia have been made possible through the historic 2016 peace agreement, the UN envoy…
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