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Venezuela rejects World Court settlement hopes in Guyana controversy

Caracas, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-31st Mar, 2018 Venezuela on Friday rejected the possibility of a “judicial settlement” being brokered at the International Court of Justice over its borderdispute with Guyana.

April 1, 2018
Published in Caribbean

16 dead as Palestinians March to Demand their lands from Israel

GAZA, March 30, 2018 - It’s been a deadly day of clashes on the border of Gaza and Israel, as thousands marched to the border at the start of a six-week protest, dubbed the Great March of Return.

March 30, 2018
Published in World News

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque

Global gap between men and women widens again says LaRocque

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 7, 2018 - The following is a message from the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of International Women's Day on the 8th of March.

March 7, 2018
Published in CARICOM

Feminist activists demonstrate in favor of decriminalizing abortion in El Salvador, Sept. 28, 2011. | Photo: EFE

EL SALVADOR | UN Urges El Salvador to Decriminalize Abortion in Certain Cases

A group of experts at the United Nations said Monday El Salvador's Congress should decriminalize abortion in specific circumstances to protect women's rights and bring the country in line with international human rights standards.

May 9, 2017
Published in Latin America

UNITED NATIONS | UN expert says rights of indigenous peoples ‘not in a very good state’

UNITED NATIONS, May 2, CMC – A senior United Nations official says the rights of indigenous peoples are being abused by authorities and corporations that want access to their land and the resources.

May 2, 2017
Published in Lifestyle

Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG) and head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré.

HAITI | MINUSTAH to close down in six months

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 12, CMC – The head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré, says the mission will cease operations in Haiti within six months.

April 12, 2017
Published in Latin America

US citizens and residents protest the travel ban imposed on seven muslim majority countries by President Donald Trump.

UN experts say US travel ban – a ‘significant setback’ for those needing international protection

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 2, , CMC – A group of experts from the United Nations has expressed concern that the new executive order by United States President Donald Trump is in breach of the country’s human rights commitments.

February 2, 2017
Published in World News

Haiti joins UN Security Council in condemning human trafficking

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21, CMC –Haiti has joined the international community in condemning all instances of human trafficking as the United Nations’ Security heard from more than 70 speakers during a day-long open debate on the subject, Tuesday.

December 22, 2016
Published in Politics

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