More than 30,000 children have crossed the Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia in the first four months of this year, a 40% increase from last year. Many face robbery, extortion, and sexual abuse by criminal gangs, according to UNICEF and MSF.
The UN Security Council is deliberating on establishing a multinational security support mission for Haiti as the country grapples with escalating violence and insecurity driven by entrenched criminal gangs.
At the UN General Assembly, President Joe Biden talked about his plan to work with global competitors to use artificial intelligence for good and protect citizens from its risks.
Nicaragua's government had been found to have committed human rights abuses, including torture and murder, similar to the Nazi regime, according to a United Nations report.
The United Nations and European Union are condemning Twitter after its CEO Elon Musk decided to ban several journalists from the social media platform.
A report from a United Nations agency said the number of Colombia's lands with coca plants from which cocaine is made was at its highest level in 20 years last year.
UN experts call for urgent reforms in Brazil against "racialized" police brutality following the killings of at least 23 Brazilians during police raids and checks.
El Salvador has deployed police and military forces in some areas to conduct a gang crackdown, but there have been reports on the use of "excessive" force by authorities.
The government of Colombia shrunk the land surface under coca cultivation by seven percent in 2020, but the country remained the largest cocaine producer in the world, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) stated in their report, Wednesday.
United Nations accused Chile's police and armed forces in the surging human rights violations. (Photo : Reuters) The United Nations has accused the police and armed forces in Chile for a series of serious human rights violations in the recent mass demonstrations.
With the objective of scaling up efforts to combat global warming and adapt to its effects, delegates from almost 200 countries have gathered for a two-week climate change summit in Madrid.
What this means for America on the world stage Many around the world are not happy that President Donald Trump is withdrawing the U. S. from the Paris Climate Accords.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to give his speech today, Thursday, September 22 at the United Nations' General Assembly's 71st session between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET based on the average time taken by preceeding leaders giving their address. While no precise starting time for his speech has been announced, he is scheduled ot talk after the Prime Minister of Norway, Ms. Erna Solberg.
Immigration reform has become on of the most highly visible talking points for the upcoming presidential election, but that debate focuses on future political policies as promised by our current candidates. In the meantime, the current administration has taken action in the 11th hour to make good on President Obama's long-held vows to assist immigrants seeking safety from persecution in their Central American homelands.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed UN envoy Jean Arnault of France to head the organization’s political mission in Colombia. It will monitor and verify a future peace deal between the Colombian government and the FARC.
The Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust in Puerto Rico was recently recognized with the prestigious UN World Habitat Award for transforming the impoverished community around the banks of a polluted river.
Richard Montañez used to be shy about his Latino heritage when he was a child, but he has since learned to accept his Hispanic blood and turned it into something great. Here's how Montañez came out on top of the business industry.
