Tag: <span>United Nations</span>
November 17, 2010 > Staff
Death Toll In Haiti Cholera Outbreak Hits 1,000; First Case Detected in Dominican Republic
Today in Latin America Top Story — The death toll in Haiti’s cholera outbreak passed 1,000, three weeks after the disease was first detected, as riots hit Haiti’s second-largest city […] Read More >
November 4, 2010 > Juan Victor Fajardo
Bolivian President Evo Morales Struggles To Balance Environmentalism And Development
NEW YORK — After the failed climate talks at Copenhagen, Bolivian President Evo Morales has emerged as a global leader on issues concerning the environment. Last month, he spoke at […] Read More >
September 24, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
Nicaraguan Diplomatic Official Killed In New York City
NEW YORK CITY – A Nicaraguan diplomatic official was found dead with his throat slashed in an apartment in the Bronx Thursday, when his driver came to pick him up […] Read More >
September 22, 2010 > Staff
United Nations Summit Addresses Poverty; Latin American Leaders Call For Change
Today in Latin America Top Story — Poverty was the major talking point on the opening day of the United Nations summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “These Millennium Development […] Read More >
May 6, 2010 > Staff
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Open To Brazilian Mediation Of Nuclear Fuel Issue
Today in Latin America Top Story — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad agreed “in principle” to Brazil taking a role in helping to break the deadlock over a United Nations-backed nuclear […] Read More >
April 1, 2010 > Roque Planas
Foreign Governments Pledge nearly $10 Billion in Aid to Haiti at U.N. Donor Conference
The world’s governments pledged to donate more than expected to Haiti’s earthquake reconstruction effort at a conference at the United Nations on Wednesday. More than 100 countries participated in the […] Read More >
February 19, 2010 > Staff
Argentina To Press Falkland Islands Claim At Rio Group Meeting And United Nations
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Argentine and British governments have become embroiled in a diplomatic dispute over access to the Falkland Islands that may play a significant […] Read More >