The company Furukawa, with Japanese capital, considered this Wednesday as an attempt to influence the Ecuadorian Justice the recent pronouncement of a group of rapporteurs of the UNwho urged that reparations be ratified for those who denounced alleged modern slavery in the abaca plantations, owned by this firm in Ecuador. The company, dedicated to producing […]
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War takes Gaza back 20 years, according to United Nations development index
Gazan society experienced because of the war Israel with Hamas a delay of 20 years at an economic and social level, according to the human development index (HDI) prepared by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), who estimates that 5% of the population of the Palestinian territory “has been killed or injured” during the conflict. […]
Press freedom “is fundamental” for democracy, say the EU and the UN
Press freedom “it is a fundamental right” for democracy and the rule of law in Honduras, one of the most dangerous countries for journalists which totals a hundred people linked to the press media murdered since 2001, indicated this Friday the European Union (EU) and United Nations. “Freedom of the press is a fundamental right […]
The courts, protagonists in the fight against climate change
It is increasingly common that the battle against climate change be fought in court, as governments, laws and companies are also being sued for their role in the crisis. On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Switzerland was not doing enough to address climate change, its first such ruling against a […]
Chile will have the first national cybersecurity agency in Latin America
Chili As of this Tuesday, it has its first cybersecurity law, which creates a pioneering national agency in Latin America and that will allow fines of more than US$ 2.6 million. “We will be able to better prevent and confront very specific cases such as identity theft, sending viruses, service outages, sabotage and spam,” said […]
WHO warns about the extreme situation in Port-au-Prince, blocked by sea and air
The health and humanitarian situation in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, is worsening due to the closure of its airport and the difficulty of access to the seaport, whose surroundings are controlled by armed gangs, the World Health Organization (WHO). “There is an urgent need for blood, anesthetics and essential medicines, and only half of the […]
Why doesn’t the UN make a formal declaration of famine in Gaza despite the facts?
Various humanitarian organizations United Nations, as UNICEF, the World Food Program or its Humanitarian Coordination Office, began to warn weeks ago that the population of Loop was suffering from hunger and was rapidly heading towards a situation of famine, despite which this condition has not yet been formally declared. The most obvious and alarming sign […]
UN investigates environmental impact of war in Gaza
The Program of the United Nations for the Environment (UNEP) is investigating the ecological impact of Israel war against the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Stripconfirmed this Wednesday to an EFE spokesperson. “While UNEP is not yet able to conduct on-the-ground assessment work in Gaza, we are working with partners to gain a preliminary […]
Flour, crisis and prices: bread is added this March to the basics that are in short supply in Cuba
Five elderly people improvise a gathering while waiting in line in front of a state bakery in Havana. Everyone has been waiting for more than five hours for the product, highly valued in these days of crisis, to finally arrive. “That’s how it always is: we see each other in line every Thursday. This bakery […]
The volume of waste in the world will continue to grow, warns the UN
The volume of waste in the world, which in 2023 was 2.3 billion tons, could increase by more than 60% in 2050 if urgent measures are not taken and have serious health and economic impacts, warned on Wednesday the UN. At this rate, current waste (excluding industrial and construction waste) is expected to reach 3.8 […]