Americas
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Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis
The ongoing crisis in Haiti is having a “massive” and “devastating” impact, with over half the population acutely food insecure…
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Polluting rivers, beaches and the ocean: How can Trinidad solve its plastics problem?
Plastic pollution blocks rivers, chokes oceans and makes its way into the food chain as microplastics. It’s a global environmental…
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From Dominica to Vogue: Big dreams on a small island
Becoming a successful international fashion photographer is hard for anyone, but it’s particularly difficult if you grow up in Dominica,…
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First Person: ‘Our tears are dry, we are exhausted’ – Youth voices in Haiti
A youth activist in Haiti has described how years of gang violence, kidnappings and insecurity in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince,…
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First Person: Crafting a new life after a devastating hurricane
Vanessa Winston’s home and business in the Caribbean island of Dominica were destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Starting from…
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Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
Dominica aims to become the world’s first “climate-resilient” nation, and the indigenous Kalinago people are playing a leading role in…
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Colombia serves as ‘a model’ for countries using dialogue to forge peace
Colombia has reached an “important juncture” in advancing peace after decades of war, but efforts to sustain the current momentum…
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Getting children back to school in deadly gang-ravaged Haiti
Against the backdrop of a humanitarian crisis and gang violence in Haiti, UN agencies are warning that children are suffering…
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Ecuador-Mexico: ‘Cardinal principle’ of diplomatic inviolability must be upheld says UN chief
The decision by Ecuador to forcibly enter the Mexican Embassy on Saturday and arrest a former vice president of the…
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Crisis in Haiti worsens after month-long siege on Port-au-Prince
As a siege imposed by heavily armed gangs on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, stretches into a second month, the UN migration agency…
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