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Colombia earthquake: UN ramps up aid for 100,000 people

Key pointsUN agencies unroll plans to serve more than 100,000 people in needThe earthquake has affected 15 departments and 472…

6 hours ago

Colombia quake: In Cali’s ruins, an ‘overwhelming sense of humanity’

As rescuers search for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings, people across Cali have come out with water, food, tools…

5 days ago

WHO chief voices concern over Trump Administration’s executive order on vaccines

On Monday, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order that calls for reducing the number of routine childhood…

6 days ago

Colombia earthquake: International teams standing by

Official data indicated that 1,495 people have been injured and at least 126 died in Monday’s 7.4 magnitude quake, which…

1 week ago

UN offers support to Colombia after magnitude 7.4 earthquake kills dozens

UN teams in Colombia are liaising with national authorities and the country’s disaster risk management agency to closely monitor the…

1 week ago

‘Wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain’ by gangs in Haiti

That’s according to the Designated Human Rights Expert for Haiti, William O’Neill, who spoke to UN News ahead of the release…

2 weeks ago

Tate brothers’ US extradition case a ‘step towards accountability,’ says independent expert

The proceedings “offer renewed hope that justice may finally be achieved through effective international cooperation,” said Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and…

2 weeks ago

Trapped by a Facebook job advert, freed by a stranger in a taxi

Debts piled up. Eventually she had no choice but to quit and start looking for something else.That is when she…

2 weeks ago

‘Women do not stop giving birth in an emergency’ – one month after Venezuela quakes

Paula Narvaez, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, briefed journalists in New York on her recent visit to the country. Speaking…

4 weeks ago

Nicaragua continues to weaken political freedoms, UN warns

Mr. Ortega said on Sunday that the country would no longer hold elections, which were scheduled for next year. In his…

4 weeks ago