World
Haiti: International community asked to act fast ‘in name of victims’ of gang violence
The establishment of a multinational security support mission for Haiti is being discussed this week by the UN Security Council as the Caribbean nation continues to...
Rights chief calls for international help to provide ‘way out of chaos’ in Haiti
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called for a multinational security support mission to assist the Haitian National Police (HNP)...
US urged to end detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy
The United States must end “the prolonged pre-trial detention” of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy who was arrested in 2020 and extradited...
Regional action essential to address migrant surge through Central America
With record numbers of people transiting through Central America and Mexico in search of a better life further north, UN migration agency IOM on Wednesday...
No time for finger pointing; we must work together to tackle pressing challenges, says Canada
The health of our planet, its people, institutions, and the global economy are at serious risk, and such deep challenges cannot be tackled in isolation,...
Venezuela continues crackdown on dissenters, UN rights experts warn
Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are increasing through policies aimed at silencing opposition and criticism of the Government, the head of a...
Business
World News in Brief: Sustainable tourism boost, record Antarctic sea ice melt
As the climate crisis threatens the tourist industry and the communities who depend on it, greening the tourism sector is the only way forward.
UNODC joins regional crime fighters to tackle scams and human trafficking in SE Asia
Nations in the southeast Asian region joined the UN crime-fighting agency in Bangkok on Tuesday to launch a new strategy tackling organised crime and human...
