Tag: United Nations

• Tuesday, December 27th 2022 - 19:24 UTC

  Brazil makes large payments to international organizations

  

  Brazil has paid off “almost all” of its debts with international bodies such as the United Nations (UN) and the International Labor Organization (ILO), the South American country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

• Tuesday, September 27th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  “Rethinking Tourism” as a powerful driver for sustainable development

  

  World Tourism Day, observed on 27 September, celebrates the power of tourism to foster inclusion, protect nature and promote cultural understanding. This year’s official celebration, “Rethinking Tourism”, will be hosted by Indonesia, celebrating this opportunity to rethink how we do tourism for a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient sector. We need to fully showcase the potential of tourism to create jobs for all and bring communities together.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Argentine president again calls on the UN for Falklands' sovereignty negotiations

  

  On Tuesday, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez addressed the United Nations General Assembly and in his long speech as usual there was a special demand for Argentina's legitimate sovereignty rights over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands.

• Monday, September 5th 2022 - 23:56 UTC

  Luis Lacalle Pou won’t attend UN General Assembly

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou will not attend the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations to be held in New York. Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo will attend in his place, reported El Observador and confirmed MercoPress with sources from the Foreign Ministry.

• Friday, June 17th 2022 - 09:59 UTC

  UN tells Brazil to be impartial in Amazonia murder probe

  

  Brazil's government has been advised by the United Nations to conduct an “impartial” investigation into the murders of British journalist Don Phillips and local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira in Amazonia earlier this month.

• Monday, June 13th 2022 - 20:48 UTC

  Bachelet quits UN Human Rights post and returns to Chile

  

  Former two-time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Monday delivered a speech she said was her last as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:27 UTC

  Calls for Bachelet's resignation from UN human rights agency pile up

  

  A leading scholar from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and other human rights watchdogs have called for the resignation of the former two-time president of Chile Michelle Bachelet her total lack of criticism of China's record on the issue.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Ukraine has 22 million tons of grains blocked because of Russian invasion, claims Zelensky

  

  While Ukraine claims to have some 22 million tons of grains and seed in stock, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States, and the European Union to restore Ukrainian grain exports and prevent the current global food crisis from getting worse.

• Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 21:34 UTC

  Russia urges Argentina, UK to resume sovereignty talks over Falkland Islands

  

  Russia's Foreign Ministry has released a statement from Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urging for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom regarding sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.

• Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  UN agrees on probing Nicaragua's alleged human rights violations

  

  With 20 votes in favor and 7 votes against, the Human Rights Council (HRC) of the United Nations agreed to launch a probe to determine whether there was a violation of human rights in Nicaragua.