US and Afghan forces attack opium factories to hinder Taliban funds
From WN According to Afghan and American officials on Monday, U.S. and Afghan forces conducted joint operations on Taliban opium factories, in an attempt to halt the group’s economic lifeline, Reuters reported. During a news conference, U.S. Army Gen. John…
31 allegations of sexual abuse in 3 months, United Nations reports
AFP From Deccan Chronicle UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has made fighting sexual abuse by peacekeepers and UN staff a priority of his tenure. United Nations: The United Nations reported 31 new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation in three months…
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De Niro: Help rebuild Barbuda paradise destroyed by Irma
BY EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press From Myrtle Beach Online Two-time Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro came to the United Nations on Monday to appeal to all countries and organizations to help rebuild the devastated Caribbean island of Barbuda and…
UN chief to urge world leaders to prevent sexual abuse
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press From Journal Review UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invited world leaders to a special event Monday on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse — an issue that has left a black mark…
Peacekeeper, workers killed in attack on UN missions in Mali
By Bijan Hosseini and Euan McKirdy, From CNN Story highlights Eight people killed in two attacks on the UN in Mali Seven people died in the central city of Timbuktu, while one peacekeeper was killed in Douenza (CNN)A total of…
Caribbean must equalise to grow and grow to equalise – ECLAC
By Desmond Brown KINGSTON | NEW YORK (ACP-IDN) – If they are to meet commitments agreed under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its sustainable development goals (SDGs), the countries of the Caribbean must focus on closing the structural…
Prosecutor: Chinese billionaire bribed 2 UN ambassadors to build legacy
From Business Insider NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says a Chinese billionaire bribed two United Nations ambassadors so he could make a UN conference center in China the “Geneva of Asia.” Assistant US Attorney Janis Echenberg told a jury…
UN seeks funding to counter cholera in Haiti
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The United Nations deputy chief on Wednesday called on member states to fund the organization’s new strategy to counter cholera in Haiti, stressing that the initiative is facing a critical shortage of resources….
UN report shows hundreds of Central African Republic abuses
From AJC AP- DAKAR, Senegal A sweeping new United Nations report identifies hundreds of human rights violations in Central African Republic since 2003 that may amount to war crimes, including massacres, gang rapes and entire villages burned to the ground….
Trinidad and Tobago to expand bilateral cooperation with ECLAC
From Caribbean News Now SANTIAGO, Chile — The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, on Monday visited the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he was…
