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As Colombia elections near, Security Council hears calls for calm

Following decades of conflict, the Government of Colombia and the FARC-EP rebel group signed an historic Final Agreement on 24…

3 months ago

Shockwaves of Middle East war reach Caribbean as food prices soar

Highlighting the import-heavy status of many Caribbean islands, UN researchers warned on Wednesday that the war – and in particular…

4 months ago

The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations

The Human Rights Council-appointed experts also issued a general warning over the “continuing violence of patriarchal power systems” revealed in…

4 months ago

Tobago’s teen archery champion takes aim at sustainability targets

Aged 17 and coaching archers three times her age on her home Caribbean island of Tobago, Ms. Lewis transfers the…

4 months ago

From conflict to catwalk: Women ex-combatants weave reconciliation in Colombia

Peace must be sewn, stitch by stitch.With this idea in mind, Ms. Avella set herself to work at a small…

4 months ago

Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence

Edem Wosurnu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on her recent mission to the Caribbean island nation where violent armed gangs remain in control of large areas of the territory. The worsening crisis is marked…

4 months ago

Cuba energy crisis: Humanitarian needs remain despite fuel supplies

Fuel shortages in the nation have deepened after Washington took measures at the end of January to block oil supplies…

4 months ago

Haitian gangs expand reach as police are accused of ‘summary executions’

At least 26 gangs operate in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas with “alarming levels of violence.” Some 1.4 million…

4 months ago

The UN housing development which challenged 1940s’ segregated United States

In the United States of that period, laws in many states enforced separate schools, transportation and bathrooms based solely on…

4 months ago

‘Glimmer of hope’ in Haiti amid shifting gang frontlines

At least 1.4 million people largely in the capital Port-au-Prince, have been forced to flee their homes due to gang…

5 months ago