Climate change is disrupting food systems across Latin America, UN report says
Violent weather exacerbated by climate change fueled hunger and food insecurity across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, according to a new United Nations report.
Sexual violence against children in Haiti rises by 1,000%, UN says
Sexual violence against children has increased 1,000% since 2023, turning their bodies "into battlegrounds", spokesman James ...
Major earthquake shakes Caribbean; tsunami threat subsides for islands
A Tsunami Advisory was issued on Saturday evening following 7.6 magnitude earthquake, which occurred southwest of the Cayman ...
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Caribbean advocate for Church of England slave trade reparations appointed as chancelor of UN University
These include consultant to the United Nations Development Report on Latin America and the Caribbean and vice president and historian for UNESCO’s Slave Routes Project. He has also addressed the ...
Extreme weather raises hunger risk in Latin America, UN says
Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations ...
Foreign Office ‘to open talks on slavery reparations’
Officials from David Lammy’s department set to meet Caribbean delegation demanding trillions of pounds, sources claim ...
Foreign reserves — Living in need with money in the bank
Caribbean countries find it necessary to hold large reserves of foreign currency in order to protect the value of their ...
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Understanding the legacy of slavery: United Nations commemorations as communications tools for promoting and protecting human rights
For its 2024 commemoration of International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area (UNIC ...
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First UN Tourism thematic office for Latin America and the Caribbean inaugurated in Uruguay
The first thematic office of United Nations Tourism covering the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, and focusing on legal issues was opened in Montevideo, Uruguay. The thematic office ...
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Raise carbon taxes, reform fossil fuel subsidies to meet LATAM and Caribbean climate targets -UN report
Latin American and Caribbean countries would see increased revenues from hiking carbon taxes and reforming fossil fuel subsidies - equipping the region with the finance needed to deliver on Paris ...