Unido Dg Yumkella Announces $2.5 Million Support To Ecuador's Sustainable Industrialization Development Initiatives: Receives “key To The City” Of QuitoWednesday, June 13, 2012 QUITO, Ecuador - Rafael Vincente Correa Delgado, president of the Republic of Ecuador has accorded the red carpet welcome to United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO director general Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella at his official residence, the Carondelet palace in Quito, amid pomp and pag ... |
A Mexican Becomes The First Latin American To Get Double Arm TransplantationSunday, June 10, 2012 Gabriel Granados Vergara, 52, after he received a double arm transplant at the National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition INCMN in Mexico City. Mexican health authorities announced on Thursday the first double arms transplant in Latin America. Mr. Granados lost both arms below the elbows ... |
Mexico Police Arrest 8 People Over Saint Death Killing Of 2 Boys & A WomanSunday, April 01, 2012 HERMOSILLO, Mexico: Eight people have been arrested for allegedly killing two 10-year-old boys and a 55-year-old woman in ritual sacrifices by the cult of La Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, prosecutors in northern Mexico said Friday. Jose Larrinaga, spokesman for Sonora state prosecutors, said ... |
Argentina decries UK PM's 'nonsense'Friday, January 27, 2012 Making her first public appearance after undergoing surgery, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner branded David Camerons comment nonsense. A surgery scar was visible on her throat as she spoke at government headquarters in Buenos Aires. This April marks 30 years since the start of the Falklands War ... |
Dudley Thompson's rich legacyMonday, January 23, 2012 THE late Jamaican Cabinet minister and outstanding legal mind, Ambassador Dudley Joseph Thompson has left an indelible mark on the fields of life that he touched.Thompson, who died Friday in New York, a day after he celebrated his 95th birthday will, for some, be remembered for his legal experti ... |
Haiti escapes serious damage from Hurricane Irene, UN reportsThursday, August 25, 2011 Hurricane Irene has left impoverished Haiti relatively unscathed, with only isolated damage from flooding and no widespread serious emergencies in a country that is still struggling to recover from last years devastating earthquake, the United Nations reported today.Irene is gaining strength as ... |
In Haiti, UN staff at the ready as hurricane bears down on northern coastWednesday, August 24, 2011 United Nations staffs in Haiti have activated their emergency response systems to prepare for tonights expected arrival of Hurricane Irene as it crosses the Caribbean region.Irene was upgraded from a tropical storm and Haitian authorities have issued a red alert for the entire country, althou ... |
UN-backed scheme enables Colombian indigenous groups to sell craftsWednesday, August 10, 2011 Sixty indigenous families in Colombia are selling handicrafts in the capital, Bogotá, to cater to an influx of fans attending the ongoing youth soccer World Cup tournament as part of a United Nations-backed initiative to alleviate poverty. The initiative resulted from a UN Development Programme ... |
UN encourages Haitians to reach consensus on new governmentFriday, August 05, 2011 The United Nations has encouraged all political actors in Haiti to search for a consensus amid the ongoing struggle between President Michel Martelly and Parliament over the confirmation of a new prime minister. In a news release issued on Wednesday, the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti MINUST ... |
UN helps Belize fight highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in Central AmericaThursday, August 04, 2011 The United Nations Development Programme UNDP is implementing an HIV/AIDS grant agreement with Belize to treat and prevent the disease among the large number of teens and young adults in the country, which has the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in Central America. Scaling up treatment isnt ju ... |
Honduras: UNESCO deplores murders of two journalistsThursday, July 21, 2011 The head of the United Nations agency that works to defend press freedom spoke out today at the recent slayings of another two journalists in Honduras, where at least a dozen reporters have been killed in the past 18 months.Nery Jeremías Orellana, who served as manager of Radio Joconguera and as ... |
Senior UN official deplores murder of third Mexican journalist in one monthThursday, July 21, 2011 The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has condemned the killing of a Mexican journalist, the latest addition to what she called the long list of victims sacrificed at the altar of freedom of expression.Angel Castillo Corona wrote about local politics for the ... |
UN expert urges Mexican ‘state of emergency’ to battle food poverty and obesityWednesday, June 22, 2011 A United Nations food expert has called for a state of emergency in Mexico to battle both food poverty and obesity, and suggested that changes to the countrys agricultural policies could tackle the two problems simultaneously.Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food ... |