The European Union announced this Monday that it evacuated its staff from Haitiwhere the capital, Port-au-Prince, is going through a serious security crisis following a spiral of violence unleashed by armed gangs that confront the police. “We have removed EU staff from Haiti,” Peter Stano, spokesman for the diplomatic division of the European Commission, the […]
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Bukele seeks to replicate his model in Haiti: the requirements to carry out his measure
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukelewants to transfer its model of citizen security and combat against gangs and criminal organizations, which has brought it profits and popular acceptance, to Haitia country that has been plagued by violence. In his account on the “X” social network, Bukele assured that he can fix the serious crisis […]
The US moves forward with its intention to build a dock in Gaza
The new push to bring aid to Gaza came almost as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins tomorrow in much of the world after officials in Saudi Arabia spotted the crescent moon. Hopes for a new Ramadan ceasefire were dashed days ago when peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine apparently stalled. Against this background, […]
Gang violence worsens conditions for women in Haiti, says UN
The UN warned this Friday of the deterioration of the living conditions of the women and the girls in Haiti, due to gang violence, which has forced the displacement of thousands of civilians, mostly women, and greatly hindered access to basic social services, further worsening the precarious situation in this country. “Today, too many women […]
UN: 2023 was the deadliest year for migrants in a decade
At least 8,565 people died on migration routes around the world in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Wednesday. International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the UN. “The 2023 death toll represents a tragic 20% increase compared to 2022, highlighting the urgent […]
Scams and health fears surrounding skin whitening injections
The young woman dreamed of having “clear skin” and received injections three days in a row at a market stall in Abidjan. But he waited ten days and there were no results. “They deceived me“, acknowledges the YouTuber, who asks to be identified with the pseudonym Anita. Many women, influenced by a fair-skinned beauty ideal, […]
EU, US and 17 other countries call for international investigation into Navalni’s death
More than forty countries, including all of the European Union, USA and the United Kingdomthey have asked before the UN Human Rights Council an independent and transparent investigation into the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalni, who died on February 16 in captivity. “The unexpected and shocking death of Navalni is another symptom […]
Food insecurity in Colombia was reduced from 30% to 25% in 2023, according to the WFP
The food insecurity in Colombia was reduced in 2023 from 30% to 25%, according to the report presented this Tuesday by the World Food Program (WFP) of the UNwhich points out that there are still 13 million people in the South American country who are in moderate or severe food insecurity. This is a reduction […]
The EU will continue funding the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees
The European Commission (EC) announced this Friday that it will pay the Agency of the UN for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) 50 million euros next week (US$54.05 million), and which will increase emergency support for Palestinians by 68 million euros in 2024. The Commission will thus continue with the planned payments to UNRWA – which it […]
Celac holds annual summit, marked by tension between Venezuela and Guyana
Leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) meet this Friday on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for their eighth annual summit, marked this time by border tensions between Venezuela and Guyana, and violence in Ecuador and Haiti. Left-wing presidents such as Brazilian Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, […]