Nearly 23 years after being ripped from a relative’s home in Miami, González has been nominated to become a member of the communist country’s parliament.
UN ‘blueprint’ to protect least developed nations amid global slowdown
The Doha action plan adopted last year, offers a “blueprint” to lift the world’s least developed nations out of poverty amid the ongoing global financial downturn, the UN General Assembly President said on Wednesday.Read the full story, “UN ‘blueprint’…
Continued urgent action needed to prevent food and nutrition crisis from worsening
As millions worldwide continue to go hungry, leaders of five international humanitarian, banking and trade organizations on Wednesday appealed for further urgent action to prevent the global food and nutrition crisis from worsening. Read the full story…
Ukraine: Influx of weapons ‘must not derail aspiration for peace’, Security Council hears
Amid the influx of weapons pouring into Ukraine from abroad, all arms transfers must abide strictly by international transit, safeguard and control regimes, and “must not derail the aspiration for peace”, the senior UN disarmament official told the Sec…
CIA Director Burns Says The Current Israeli-Palestinian Tensions Are Resembling A Second Intifada
Middle East Monitor: CIA director compares rising violence in Palestine to Second Intifada CIA director William Burns, who was a senior diplomat during the Second Intifada, has said that the conditions in the occupied West Bank have an ‘unh…
Slamming ‘big formula milk companies’, WHO scientist calls for swift clampdown to protect nursing mothers
Calling for a swift crackdown on infant formula corporations’ exploitative marketing tactics, a leading World Health Organization (WHO) scientis…
Education: More investment in school health, nutrition, will realize childhood potential
Although investing in school health and nutrition has a positive effect on children’s academic outcomes, one-third of schools worldwide still do not have access to drinking water and basic sanitation facilities, three UN agencies said in a report publi…
Ethiopia: UN refugee agency chief calls for more aid, new long-term strategy
UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief on Wednesday called for long-term solutions to help those displaced by the recent conflict in Ethiopia.
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Earthquake disaster latest: fresh snow compounds Syrians’ misery
Fresh snowfall in Syria on Wednesday has compounded the already desperate situation faced by millions of people in the five governorates whose lives have been shattered by the earthquake disaster, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said….
Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to support millions amid historic drought and famine fears
Humanitarians are seeking $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people in Somalia this year, the UN and partners announced on Wednesday, together with the Federal and State authorities. Read the full story, “Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to support mi…