Opponents, and even politicians close to the government of Argentinacriticized Tuesday the president of the president Javier Milei When this country refrains in the vote of the UN resolution that demanded Russia withdraw “immediately, completely and without conditions all its military forces” from Ukraine. The turn of the international policy of Milei, who had repeatedly […]
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Argentina designates the Aragua train as an “terrorist” organization
The Ministry of Security of Argentina has registered the Venezuelan band Aragua train in the official list of groups “linked to acts of terrorism.” This resolution was announced on Tuesday and follows the same line as a similar measure adopted by USA. According to a statement from the Ministry, this decision responds to intelligence reports […]
UN: Iraq on the brink of becoming a drug transit hub
Iraq risks becoming a major transit point for drugs in Middle East, Given the record number of captagon pills seized in 2023, the agency warned UN. “Iraq has experienced a spectacular increase in drug trafficking and consumption over the past five years,” indicated a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). […]
More than half of Peruvians do not have enough to eat or have spent more than a day without eating
A tangible effect of the 0.6% drop in the Peruvian economy in 2023 was that 29% of the population was in a situation of monetary poverty —close to 10 million people— but now, in the first year of Dina Boluarte’s government, it also represented an increase in the lack of access to food for just […]
More than 17 million Peruvians suffer from food insecurity, according to the UN
At the regional level, there has been a slight decline, but Peru has not managed to improve its food situation, meaning that more citizens can go more than a day without eating. Join the Whatsapp channel To date, 51.7% of Peruvians suffer from moderate or severe food insecurity, according to the recent SOFI report of […]
2024 is crucial for AIDS to cease being a threat, says UNAIDS
The measures taken by political leaders this year will be decisive in achieving the goal of ending the AIDS as a threat to public health by 2030, the agency said Monday. UN dedicated to fighting the disease. The 2023 figures show a global improvement in the number of new infections, the treatment of HIV-positive patients […]
From the revolution to the Ortega government: the keys to what is happening in Nicaragua
45 years ago the Sandinista guerrillas overthrew Nicaragua to the dictatorship of the Somoza family. Why is the president Daniel Ortega, In power for 17 years, he is now accused by opponents and critics of establishing a regime like the one he helped defeat? Here are five keys to understanding what is happening in Nicaragua: […]
Tobacco smuggling is the latest obstacle to distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza
Exhaustive checks by Israeli troops, long waits in ‘checkpoints’ or crossing active combat zones have been some of the endless obstacles faced for months by agencies responsible for distributing humanitarian aid in Loopwho in recent weeks have faced a new problem: assaults on their trucks and smuggling of tobacco. “There is a massive cigarette smuggling […]
Childhood vaccinations stagnate worldwide and have yet to return to 2019 figures
The percentage of children The number of people vaccinated against diseases such as measles, tetanus and diphtheria has stagnated in 2023 and there are still tens of millions of people who have not received this immunization, the UN warned on Monday, noting that coverage remains below what it was before the pandemic. The health crisis […]
UN calls for immediate help for 4.8 million Africans affected by El Niño drought
Some 4.8 million people in the African countries of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have been severely affected by the historic drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to help prevent them from suffering from food insecurity. “Approximately US$ 409 million (378 […]