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Panama Asks UN to List Certain Woods As Endangered
September 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Governments of Madagascar and Panama have requested the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to list 91 hardwood species in an effort to curb the increase in illegal timber trade by enabling verification of legal origin under CITES standards. continue reading »
UN Urges More Protection for Mexican Journalists
September 29, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Condemning the murders of three women journalists in Mexico over the past month, the United Nations agency that defends press freedom today pressed for stronger measures to halt the frequent violence against reporters in the Latin American country. continue reading »
Honduras to Benefit from $21 Million Aid to Cut Poverty in Rural Areas
September 25, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Small producers in rural areas of Honduras will be the main beneficiaries of a new United Nations-backed project that will invest $21 million to combat poverty in the north of the country. continue reading »
UN Helps Belize Fight Highest Incidence of AIDS in Central America
September 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Hispanic Health News
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing an HIV/AIDS grant agreement with Belize to treat and prevent the disease among the large number of teens and young adults in the country, which has the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in Central America. continue reading »
UN: Modern, Sustainable Development Critical to Ibero-American Countries
September 22, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Sustainable development will be critical to achieving long-term progress, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told foreign ministers from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries in Europe and the Americas today in New York. continue reading »
Development in Latin America Threatened by Violent Crime Says UN
September 18, 2011 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
High levels of crime and insecurity continue to pose a challenge to social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite steady improvements in governance over the past two decades, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has warned. continue reading »
Mexico Reports to UN on Its Millennium Development Goals
September 14, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
As part of the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), President Felipe Calderón gave the General Administrator of the Program, Helen Clark, Mexico’s report on the progress achieved in the Millennium Development Goals. continue reading »
UN Wants Uruguay Investigated for Alleged Sexual Misconduct in Haiti
September 7, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United Nations said today that Uruguay should conduct a full and thorough investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by its military personnel serving with the world body’s peacekeeping mission in Haiti. continue reading »
International Acclaim for Bolivia’s Decision to Prosecute Killing of Government Protesters in 2003
September 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United Nations human rights chief welcomed the decision by Bolivia’s top court to convict several high-level officials for their part in the deaths of over 60 people during anti-government protests in 2003, calling it an important step in the fight against impunity. continue reading »
Campaign to Protect 35 Colombian Tribes is Launched
September 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The UN has launched a campaign to protect 35 indigenous tribes from extinction in Colombia. Survival International works closely with one of tribes, the Nukak, nomadic hunter-gatherers living in the northwest Amazon basin. continue reading »
UN Urges Academia to Find Solutions to Global Hunger, Poverty & Intolerance
August 10, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Education
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today exhorted the world’s academic community to find solutions to global hunger and malnutrition, come up with ideas to promote sustainable and inclusive development, and advance tolerance through mutual respect and understanding. continue reading »
UN Helps Belize Fight Highest Incidence of AIDS in Central America
August 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing an HIV/AIDS grant agreement with Belize to treat and prevent the disease among the large number of teens and young adults in the country, which has the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in Central America. continue reading »
Cholera Makes a Comeback in Haiti, 1,000 New Cases in June
July 24, 2011 | by Los Angeles Times | Latino Daily News
As the rainy season in Haiti begins there are renewed fears that another deadly cholera outbreak is very possible. There were more than 5,800 deaths in Haiti reported from the outbreak that started last year, though many suspect the number was much higher. continue reading »
Brazil Urged to Have Olympics & World Cup Leave “Positive Social Legacy”
July 22, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and Summer Olympics in Brazil should be harnessed to deliver a “positive social legacy” for the South American country and beyond, the United Nations envoy for sports and peace has said. continue reading »
UN Condemns Killing of 3rd Mexican Journalist in One Month
July 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the killing of a Mexican journalist, the latest addition to what she called “the long list of victims sacrificed at the altar of freedom of expression.” continue reading »
Brazil-Argentine Nuclear Disarmament Agency Celebrates 20 Years
July 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the Brazilian-Argentine Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials (ABACC) for its 20 years of working for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. continue reading »
Children Rights Group Reports 1,300 Children Killed in Mexico’s War on Drug Cartels
July 14, 2011 | by Wire Update | Latino Daily News
The Network for the Rights of Children (Redim) is reporting that approximately 3.7 percent of all persons killed in Mexico’s war on drug cartels are children. continue reading »
Honduras’ Truth Commission Expected to Help Strengthen Rule of Law in Country
July 11, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today took note of the publication of the report of the truth and reconciliation commission in Honduras, saying he hopes the document will contribute to strengthening democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the Central American country. continue reading »
New Law en El Salvador Threatens Judicial Independence UN Says
July 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Gabriela Knaul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, said the legislation – which passed by El Salvador’s national assembly and was promulgated by the executive – could be considered “an affront to the principles of separation of powers and independence of the judiciary, fundamental elements of any democracy and any rule of law.” continue reading »
UN Speaks Out Against Pending Execution of Mexican National in U.S.
July 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to a state governor in the United States to commute the death sentence of a Mexican national scheduled to be executed for murder next week, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported today. continue reading »
