Americas
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Venezuela’s National Guard linked to killings, torture and repression, UN probe finds
Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) has been implicated in a decade-long pattern of killings, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence…
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Record cocaine seizure in Haitian waters underlines country’s ‘pivotal’ trafficking role
A record seizure of cocaine off the coast of Haiti has underlined the island nation’s “pivotal role in trafficking routes…
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Nearly a third of Jamaica’s annual wealth wiped out by Hurricane Melissa
Around 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa – the worst climate disaster in the Caribbean nation’s history,…
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Hurricane Melissa: UN launches $74 million response for 2.2 million in Cuba
Around 2.2 million Cubans remain in dire need of assistance across the eastern provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin,…
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Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
More than 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by the devastation resulting from Hurricane Melissa, many losing their homes and…
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UN Envoy hails Colombia’s peace process as global model, calls for more funding
The newly appointed Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, Miroslav Jenča, has praised the country’s peace process as…
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Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica at levels ‘never been seen before’
As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, the head of the UN team there said that preliminary damage…
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Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly demands end to US embargo on Cuba
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday has – for the 33rd consecutive year – adopted a resolution calling for an…
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Hurricane Melissa: UN launches sea-lift operation to deliver aid
As Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as a category 5 storm, agencies continue mobilising supplies to support affected communities,…
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‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
Millions in Jamaica and across the Caribbean are bracing for massive impact from Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday as the UN…
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