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UN: Foreign direct investment in Latin America to fall by up to 55%

02-12-2020 13:39 Foreign direct investment in Latin America will fall by up to 55% in 2020, the UN's regional economic commission said Wednesday.

China and Russia win seats on UN rights council, Saudis lose

14-10-2020 08:53 China, Russia and Cuba win seats on the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records. Saudi Arabia misses out.

Bolivia's leader criticises Argentina at UN for harbouring Evo Morales

23-09-2020 18:18 Bolivia's interim leader criticises Argentina for its "harbouring" of the country's former president Evo Morales, who she accuses of conspiring to foment unrest in her country.

Fernández reiterates Malvinas sovereignty claim in first UN appearance

22-09-2020 22:40 President expresses support for multilateralism and challenges world leaders to use the health crisis as a moment of inflection to find solutions for other scourges as well. 

UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limit

09-09-2020 08:37 A hotter world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to a new United Nations report released on Wednesday.

Iran allows UN access to alleged nuclear sites

26-08-2020 14:53 Iran agreed Wednesday to allow a United Nations watchdog the access it has requested to two alleged nuclear sites, as the head of the agency ended his first visit to Tehran.

Coalitions under stress

18-07-2020 08:37 Political rivals are accusing each other of being “haters” – but of course, one person's hater is another person's hero. The pressure, however, is not just external.

by Martín Gambarotta

Government calls for 'inclusive, transparent and credible' elections in Venezuela

16-07-2020 02:24 Argentina shifts stance on Venezuela, expressing "deep concern" over alleged human rights violations in troubled nation and calling for "inclusive, transparent and credible" elections.

UN report accuses Chilean law enforcement of egregious human rights abuses

13-12-2019 18:17 The United Nations investigation into Chilean security forces found serious human rights violations allegedly took place against protesters over the past two months, including deaths, torture, sexual abuse and the use of excessive force.

Rafael Grossi presses Iran about undeclared site, defends inspectors

04-12-2019 11:00 On his first day as director-general of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency, Argentine diplomat prompts Iran to break their silence regarding the particles of uranium found in an undeclared Tehran site.

Chileans who lost eyes in protests demonstrate in capital

01-12-2019 20:54 Protesters to support people who have lost eyes to police shotgun pellets and tear gas canisters during mass demonstrations that have wracked the country.

Piñera on alleged abuses: Chilean government has 'nothing to hide'

06-11-2019 12:58 Demonstrations have shrunk in size, but protesters say it's not due to lack of commitment to the cause. Meanwhile, an investigation mounts against Chilean law enforcement for human rights abuses and the economy takes a hit.

Grossi: 'The IAEA's work is the essence for international peace and security'

29-10-2019 14:48 A top priority for the new director general will be monitoring the implementation of the fragile Iran nuclear deal.

Argentina's Rafael Mariano Grossi chosen to head UN nuclear agency

29-10-2019 08:41 Experienced Argentine diplomat chosen to head prestigious International Atomic Energy Agency. In his new role, Grossi will wade into some of the thorniest terrain in global relations.

Ciimate change: An unstoppable movement takes hold

19-10-2019 09:17 On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilised by the millions and told global leaders: “You are failing us.”

by UN Secretary General António Guterres

Human Rights Watch says Bolsonaro violates basic rights

17-10-2019 17:12 Global rights watchdog accuses Bolsonaro of undermining efforts against torture, green-lighting police violence, attacking environmental activists and encouraging logging in the Amazon.

The waiting game

28-09-2019 04:09 Executives in the private sector can barge their way into meetings and demand solutions. But politicians looking like lame ducks are waved back to the waiting room.

by Martín Gambarotta

New dawns and tightropes: The IAEA and Argentina

28-09-2019 04:05 The vastly experienced Rafael Mariano Grossi, 58, Argentina’s ambassador to the IAEA who has held senior disarmament posts since 1997, is backed by the Americas from top to bottom. Respected by China, he also enjoys support from the Commonwealth countries and even some Europeans.

by Michael Soltys

Young climate activists file UN complaint against Argentina, four other nations

23-09-2019 17:33 Complaint by 16 young climate activists, led by Greta Thunberg, accuses Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey of failing to uphold their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed 30 years ago.

'How dare you!' – Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg slams world leaders

23-09-2019 15:06 Thunberg, who travelled from Europe to New York for the summit on a zero-emissions sailboat, said she should be in school in her native Sweden rather than at the UN telling world leaders what to do to address climate change.