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UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic

According to the UN migration agency, IOM, recent weeks have seen an increase in the deportation of women, including those…

1 year ago

Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace deal

Carlos Ruiz Massieu said an upsurge in violence in some regions has highlighted challenges to achieving peace.“In places like Catatumbo,…

1 year ago

Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaos

Special Representative María Isabel Salvador told ambassadors in the Security Council that a “deliberate and coordinated” campaign is being waged…

1 year ago

Haiti’s independence debt to France focus of debate at UN

The first country ever to free itself from slavery through a successful uprising, Haiti gained independence from France in 1804.…

1 year ago

Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs

The UN agency is sounding the alarm following the release of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report,…

1 year ago

The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?

The chinamperos get their name from ‘chinampas,’ the human-made islands of floating gardens on which they farm. It was the…

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Extreme weather impacts cascading ‘from the Andes to the Amazon’

The study also highlights positive developments amid the bleak news, such as the growing role of renewable energy in the…

1 year ago

Haitian media struggle to survive in face of attacks, revenue collapse

The Caribbean island nation is facing humanitarian, economic and political crises in addition to the break-down of law and order.In…

1 year ago

‘Haiti’s survival is at stake,’ says UN expert, warning of worsening crisis

After his fourth visit to assess conditions on the ground, Mr. O’Neill briefed journalists at UN Headquarters in New York,…

1 year ago

First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’

Armed groups now control much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, including key roads leading in and out of the city, making…

1 year ago