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Uruguay is Hailed as One of the Largest Contributors to UN Peacekeeping Worldwide
June 16, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today thanked Uruguay for being one of the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping worldwide. “Uruguay’s commitment to global peacekeeping is without rival,” Mr. Ban said in his remarks to the National School for Peacekeeping Operations, located in the capital, Montevideo. “When adjusted for population, no country contributes more troops than Uruguay.” continue reading »
UN Secretary General Voices Concern About Guatemala’s Human Rights Violations and Rising Crime
March 17, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed appreciation of Guatemala’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations, but also voiced alarm at the worsening rate of crime, insecurity and human rights violations in the Central American country. continue reading »
UN Calls for Respect of Migrant Rights and their Crucial Economic Role
December 19, 2010 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
With mounting unemployment spurring discrimination and the politics of polarization on the rise, United Nations officials have decried the human rights violations, xenophobia, and exploitation faced by many of the world's 214 million international migrants. continue reading »
Biodiversity Losses ‘Bankrupting’ the World’s Natural Economy
October 9, 2010 | by United Nations | Latino Daily News
A rescue package similar to that introduced after the global financial crisis is urgently needed to halt the worldwide loss of biodiversity, which is resulting in a heavy human cost, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is stressing. continue reading »
