Hispanic World
Haiti needs ‘robust support’ to quell gang violence and ease political tensions, Foreign Minister tells UN
Escalating gang violence has set off a crisis that is threatening “the very foundations of the rule of law” in Haiti, according to Foreign Minister...
Colombia’s ‘dinosaur of peace’
Colombia’s 2016 Peace Agreement has led to an unexpected outcome: the discovery of a new species of dinosaur.
At UN, Mexico proposes a high-level diplomatic delegation to mediate between Russia and Ukraine
In his address to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Marcelo Ebrard, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, proposed the...
Canada braces for Hurricane Fiona after a week of lashing wind and rain in Caribbean
After lashing parts of Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with 140 kilometres-per-hour winds, Hurricane Fiona is expected to make landfall in Canada late Friday...
Pandemic worsened inequalities, exposed true essence of unjust global order, Cuba tells UN
Addressing world leaders gathered for the first fully in-person high-level debate of the UN General Assembly in three years, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said...
Biden denounces Russia’s ‘shameless violation’ of UN charter, urges world to stand with Ukraine
Strongly denouncing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden warned United Nations Member States on Wednesday that “if a nation can pursue imperial...
Business
Barbados Prime Minister Mottley calls for overhaul of unfair, outdated global finance system
Mia Amor Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados, urged world leaders to “use the power of the pen” and impose natural disaster and pandemic clauses...
First Person: Sharing indigenous knowledge with tourists
After successfully reclaiming her people’s territory in Northern Argentina, Celestina Ábalos turned to tourism to share and promote her indigenous culture. UN entrepreneurship training during...
400 million new green and digital sector jobs, will pave way to ‘rebalance societies’
A year after the UN launched an initiative to accelerate green and digital job creation, and expand social protection, the Secretary-General on Friday urged world...
Sahel security crisis ‘poses a global threat’, Guterres warns
Rising insecurity, including the proliferation of terrorist and other non-State armed groups, coupled with political instability, is creating a crisis in the Sahel that poses...
Renewable energy jobs rise by 700,000 in a year, to nearly 13 million
Worldwide employment in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million last year, a jump of 700,000 new jobs in just 12 months, despite the lingering...
UN spotlights transformational potential of family farming for world food supply
A Global Forum highlighting the UN’s Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) got underway on Monday, aimed at identifying priority policies to boost support for family...
