The goal of achieving the SDGs for small island states is a daunting task, as stated in a blog by the UN Resident Coordinator.
According to Joanna Kazana, the UN Resident Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten. On September 18th, nations from across the globe will gather in New York for the SDG Summit to evaluate the advancements made towards…
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the border between the United States and Mexico is considered the most dangerous land route for migration, with the highest number of fatalities.
Almost 50% of fatalities at the border were associated with the dangerous journey through the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. Michele Klein Solomon, the Regional Director for Central and North America and the Caribbean at IOM, stressed the urgency for States…
There is currently an extraordinary crisis of child migration occurring throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
According to UNICEF, approximately 25% of migrant children in the region have been forced to leave their homes due to factors such as gang violence, instability, poverty, and climate change. This percentage is almost double the global average of 13%….
Many individuals are putting their lives at risk to cross the treacherous Darien Gap.
According to OHCHR, the number of individuals who have traversed the Darien Gap in 2020 in order to reach North America has exceeded 330,000, the highest figure ever documented. Out of every five people, one was a child. Possibility of…
A United Nations expert is calling for global assistance in addressing the climate crisis in The Bahamas.
Attiya Waris, the UN’s Independent Expert on foreign debt, international financial obligations, and human rights, stated that The Bahamas must engage in long-term financial planning to tackle its susceptibility to climate changes and reliance on tourism. This was expressed at…
The UN relief chief calls for an end to the violence in Haiti, stating that the carnage must be halted.
Martin Griffiths, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, tweeted on Friday urgently requesting an immediate cessation of the combat due to the dire circumstances. The UN relief chief stated that this massacre must come to an end. Major escalation According to the…
Rights experts in Mexico are expressing extreme anger and shock over the recent attacks on women activists.
A statement was released expressing anger over the targeting and violence faced by those searching for forcibly disappeared family members and loved ones in Mexico. This statement was issued following two recent incidents. Brutal killing Teresa Magueyal, a defender of…
A female champion boxer defeats hatred in Central America.
Yokasta Valle, who faced discrimination as a female in a male-dominated sport and as a migrant from Nicaragua to Costa Rica, advocates for “eliminating hate.” Several of my coworkers have said to me that if they, being men, could not…