Approximate reading time: 1 minute, 34 seconds The Landmine Monitor 2023 report shows a high number of victims caused by mines: 4,710 victims in 2022, 85% of which are civilians. The annual Mine Ban Treaty conference will take place in Geneva from November 20 to 24. Handicap International, which received the Nobel Peace Prize along … Read more
Israel continued operations inside Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital for the second consecutive night while releasing several videos purportedly showing Hamas weapons and equipment found there. But criticism of the assault on the medical complex has increased. ADVERTISINGIsrael continued its operations within the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza for the second night while posting several videos … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres before a meeting on the ongoing conflict in Gaza at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States, November 6, 2023. CAITLIN OCHS / REUTERS DECRYPTION –Tormented at all levels, the UN is struggling to emerge as a player in resolving the conflict in the Middle East. In New … Read more
For more than a year, they have sometimes swapped their student uniforms for that of apprentice diplomats. In a few days, from November 18 to 22, sixteen middle school students from Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis will fly to New York (United States) where they will visit the headquarters of the United Nations (UN). . They will … Read more
Cuba once again achieved a predictable and symbolic victory in the United Nations General Assemblywhich approved for the thirty-first time a declaration demanding that the United States lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade that it ordered on the island in 1962 and that constitutes, according to Havana, “an act of war in times … Read more
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elfinanciero/N3I7NM2U75FEVNYJVP4SAKYVCU.jpg "Mexico Demands Immediate Release of Mexican Hostages Held by Hamas in UN Address")
Mexico demanded that the Hamas group immediately release the Mexican hostages it still holds in its custody. The request was made during Mexico’s participation in the tenth special emergency session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) to talk about the situation in Palestinian territories. Mexico’s call adds to the immediate and lasting … Read more
Jerusalem. The Israeli army on Friday ordered the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region home to 1.1 million people – about half the territory’s population – within 24 hours, a UN spokesman said. This could indicate an imminent ground offensive, although the Israeli military has not yet confirmed such a call. On Thursday he said … Read more
Last week, the UN warned about the escalation of dengue cases in Latin America and the Caribbean Dengue is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes and there is currently no vaccine to combat it.. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mosquitoes become infected when they bite a person who is already infected … Read more
Should we or should we not deploy an international force in Haiti to support the local police and curb insecurity? Vote scheduled for this Monday evening, October 2, in New York at the United Nations Security Council. Nothing is certain, because the resolution supported by the United States was the subject of criticism from China … Read more
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The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, brings together, this Wednesday, September 20 in New York, on the sidelines of the Annual General Assembly of the United Nations, the most ambitious countries in the fight against global warming for a summit aimed at filling the immense gap between the severity of the climate crisis … Read more