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Mexico: UN report points to torture, cover-ups in probe into disappearance of 43 students
The United Nations human rights wing said Thursday that it has strong grounds to believe that the investigation into the…
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UN agency issues refugee protection guidance for thousands of Venezuelans fleeing crisis-torn country
As deepening economic woes force thousands of Venezuelans to flee the crisis-gripped country, the United Nations on Tuesday issued guidance…
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Latin America and Caribbean must ‘radically transform’ food habits to combat obesity – UN agency
A “radical transformation” of food systems and food habits is critical to combat the growing scourge of overweight and obesity…
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Protect the rights of ‘Dreamers,’ UN human rights experts urge US Government
With hundreds of thousands of migrants who arrived in the United States as children facing possible expulsion, a group of…
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United States: Planned execution of seriously ill man may amount to torture, warn UN experts
Two United Nations human rights experts have urged the Government of the United States to halt the execution a seriously…
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‘All sides need to think about the future they want for Venezuela’, says UN human rights chief
There is a general recognition across Venezuela’s political and social spectrum of the need for reform, the UN High Commissioner…
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Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to tackle rising levels of hunger, poverty and…
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Police overwhelmed, development stalled, as gang violence spirals in Haiti
Haiti’s protracted political and humanitarian crisis – marked by spiking levels of gang-related violence and a badly struggling national police…
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Fulfilling the UN dreams of Kale, a teenager battling cancer
A lifelong ambition of 16-year-old Kaloenic Ilac, or Kale, has been to travel to New York and visit the UN.…
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Guatemala: Protect judicial staffers fighting impunity and corruption
The UN human rights chief on Wednesday appealed for greater protection for justice officials in Guatemala who are being persecuted…
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