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UN human rights chief falls under wheels of China's propaganda machine

27-05-2022 08:37 Beijing has outwitted the United Nations' human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say.

UN human rights chief Bachelet begins contentious China visit

23-05-2022 10:31 United Nations Michelle Bachelet begins controversial and long-anticipated visit to China, with a visit to the Xinjiang region where authorities stand accused of widespread violations on the agenda.

Ukraine war, rising prices prompt lower growth forecasts for Latin America

29-04-2022 20:05 New United Nations report warns of lower growth in region this year; CEPAL sees 3% rise in Argentina’s GDP, while IMF predicts 4% jump.

Mexico rejects UN charge of enforced disappearance impunity

14-04-2022 12:23 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday rejected criticism from a United Nations committee that urged the country to tackle rising cases of enforced disappearance.

Lots of low- and no-cost ways to halt global warming

07-04-2022 00:15 There is no silver bullet, but a mosaic of actions – from ramping up solar and wind technology, to economy-wide energy efficiencies – could help slash emissions and curb global warming.

UN rights chief 'horrified' by Bucha killings, Russia denies 'war crimes' claim

04-04-2022 09:00 UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet voices horror at images of dead bodies in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and warns of possible war crimes; Moscow "categorically rejects all allegations."

Overwhelming UN vote makes China’s Ukraine balancing act harder

03-03-2022 13:20 An overwhelming vote by the United Nations on a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may increase the pressure on China to take a clearer position on the issue. 

UN seeks US$1.79 billion to help Venezuelan migrants

10-12-2021 03:04 Expert warns that by the end of 2022, there could be as many as 7.1 million Venezuelans scattered around the world, some 6.2 of them in Latin America and the Caribbean.

UN concern over 'enemies of peace' in Colombia

24-11-2021 17:35 Some 13,000 guerrillas have surrendered their arms since 2016, but violence persists in many regions of Colombia where FARC dissidents continue to fight paramilitary and rebel groups and drug-traffickers.

The Colombian town that 'adopted' a conflict's anonymous dead

24-11-2021 16:47 In Puerto Berrio, Antioquia, unidentified dead from the worst years of Colombia's near six-decade conflict have "adopted" by the locals.

US rejoins UN Human Rights Council, years after walk-out

14-10-2021 16:05 The United States returned to the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday, three-and-a-half years after a dramatic walk-out; Argentina also elected to body.

UN concerned about 'xenophobia' against migrants in Chile

27-09-2021 15:33 The United Nations expressed concern Monday at "violence and xenophobia" meted out to undocumented migrants in Chile over the weekend by locals fed up with their presence in the country.

Biden urges 'highest' ambition at UN climate summit

17-09-2021 13:39 President Alberto Fernández joins US President Joe Biden for virtual meeting designed to galvanise efforts to confront the global climate crisis.

Priciest food since 1970s is a big challenge for governments

15-09-2021 10:41 Governments across the world know that rising food costs can come with a political price. The dilemma is whether they can do enough to prevent having to pay it.

What does the new IPCC report mean for Latin America?

13-08-2021 22:49 Regional temperatures will continue to increase at rates greater than global average and extreme weather events will further accelerate, new climate change report warns

by Fermin Koop

UN report: Human role in global warming overwhelming and ‘unequivocal’

13-08-2021 22:46 Climate scientists reach ‘unequivocal’ consensus on human-made warming in landmark IPCC report.

Argentina and the UK host virtual conference in name of LGBT+ rights

06-07-2021 12:12 Argentina and the UK to host a virtual conference of the Equal Rights Coalition, as co-chairs of the intergovernmental body dedicated to the protection of the rights of LGBTI people across the globe.

UN confirms 18.3 degrees Celsius record heat in Antarctica

01-07-2021 14:33 Record heat was reached at Argentina's Esperanza research station on the Antarctic Peninsula on February 6, 2020.

Fernández to visit Paris for UN gender equality summit

21-06-2021 12:02 President Alberto Fernández will visit Paris for the second time in two months to attend a United Nations summit on gender equality, according to weekend reports.

UN warns of worst 'cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes'

21-06-2021 11:16 UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet decries worst global deterioration of rights seen in decades, highlighting situations in China, Russia and Ethiopia, among others.