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Montevideo, August 13th 2026 - 09:37 UTC

Tag: United Nations

  • Friday, May 30th 2014 - 00:58 UTC

    UN honors the 'long and proud history' of one million UN peacekeepers

    Ban Ki-moon at the annual 29 May ceremony at a newly-created site on the north end of the UN’s New York Headquarters complex

    Hailing the “long and proud” history of United Nations peacekeeping – with over one million “blue helmets” having served in more than 70 operations on four continents since 1948 – Secretary General Ban Ki-moon led the Organization on Thursday in honoring those men and women who lost their lives in the past year, while looking to the future, envisioning a modern, global force that can effectively tackle emerging peace and security challenges.

  • Monday, May 26th 2014 - 07:17 UTC

    UN praises Mujica's initiative to provide home for Syrian orphanded children

    President Mujica's offer “is a drop in the ocean, but each effort by each country is very important and welcome,” Alfaro said.

    The United Nations' refugee commission expressed gratitude that Uruguay is preparing to provide a new home for 100 children orphaned by Syria's civil war. Senior regional UNHCR official Michelle Alfaro said there are more than 2 million Syrian refugees in all, and Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan can't handle them all, so the agency hopes to relocate 30,000 this year.

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 05:23 UTC

    Internet governance to be debated at the Net Mundial conference in Brazil

    The two day meeting in Sao Paulo will address the future of internet and cyber-spying

    US Commerce Department's decision to ease its governance over the Internet and open it up to other countries will be the subject of much debate in Brazil starting Wednesday. Government representatives from around the world are heading to Sao Paulo for Net Mundial, a two-day meeting to discuss how the future of Internet governance will be handled.

  • Wednesday, April 23rd 2014 - 05:18 UTC

    On Mother Earth Day, Ban Ki-moon calls for 'global transformation of attitude and practice'

    Action on climate change presents multiple opportunities to “reset our relationship” with Mother Earth

    On International Mother Earth Day, the United Nations is urging greater efforts to promote sustainable development and use of renewable energy sources, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealing for worldwide changes in attitude and practice to curb the negative impact of human activity on the planet.

  • Monday, April 7th 2014 - 06:21 UTC

    UN 'deep concern' over violence in Venezuela; supports people's right to protest peacefully

    For weeks protestors have camped outside UN offices in Caracas

    The United Nations office in Venezuela expressed deep concern over the “high human cost” of anti-government protests which have left 39 people dead during two months of unrest. Hundreds more have been detained or injured in clashes with security forces.

  • Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 - 21:25 UTC

    Cristina Fernández blasts UK and NATO on Malvinas invasion anniversary

    The Argentine president during her 30 minute speech at Malvinas Hall next to her full cabinet

    Argentine President Cristina Fernández on the 32nd anniversary of the Malvinas Islands invasion by Argentine forces which triggered war (and defeat) with the UK, questioned the British government for not abiding by UN resolutions calling for Falklands sovereignty talks and suggested UK should be less involved in wars and more in looking after its own people.

  • Friday, March 28th 2014 - 08:21 UTC

    Latam divided on UN Crimea vote; Mercosur, except for Venezuela abstains

    “Brazil supports all efforts for a peaceful solution to the crisis and invites the sides to an inclusive dialogue”, said ambassador Patriota

    The UN resolution condemning the annexation of Crimea by Russia which was voted on Thursday at the general assembly showed Latin America (and Mercosur) divided on the issue. The non binding resolution sponsored by Costa Rica and the western powers received 100 votes, with 11 against and 58 abstentions.

  • Friday, February 28th 2014 - 03:05 UTC

    Ocean Summit takes off with US proposal for a watchdog

    The Economist and National Geography are hosting the meeting in San Francisco

    The proposal to create an international body within the UN governing the seas was the focus this week at the beginning of the Ocean Summit. In this international meeting, world leaders emphasized its fast degradation and increasing pressure to further exploit its resources.

  • Tuesday, February 11th 2014 - 08:11 UTC

    Decolonization of Gibraltar can only be settled by UN decision, argues Spain

    Garacía-Margallo ministry sets out Spain's Gibraltar position in detailed answer to Basque MP Jon Iñarritu

    Spain believes negotiation with Britain is the only realistic avenue for a resolution of the claim it makes over Gibraltar and its waters and that only by a decision of the United Nations can decolonization of the Rock be settled.

  • Monday, February 3rd 2014 - 19:42 UTC

    Spain hassles Gibraltar on UN hazardous waste convention

    The Spanish government made the introduction through Ban Ki-moon's office

    The European Union is not the only place where Spain punctiliously continues to press its position on Gibraltar as a clause in every international agreement. As recently as November 2013 amendment to the Basel Convention on the control of trans-boundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, Spain introduced, via the office of the UN Secretary General, a communication relating to the territorial application by UK to Gibraltar.