Geopolitics

Caribbean vital to tackling COVID-19, climate change, UN chief tells regional leaders

New York: The twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change present a once in a generation opportunity for the Caribbean and its development partners to form a new alliance for inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery, the UN Secretary-General told regional Heads of Government on Thursday. more

After decade of progress, rural areas of Latin America, Caribbean slide back into poverty – UN report

New York, For the first time in a decade, the number of people falling into poverty in rural Latin America and the Caribbean has increased by two million, according to a new United Nation ...

In the eye of the Caribbean storm: one year on from Irma and Maria

New York, “It was angry. That's what it sounded like to me. When the roof came off, there were these horrible screeches, this horrible noise. It was devastating, and we all had ...

Economy on a steady rise in Latin America and Caribbean region ‘despite international turbulence’ – UN report

New York, Amid external uncertainty and volatility, the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will grow by an average of 1.5 per cent this year, thanks to a rebound in privat ...

UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean

New York: UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Po ...

Caribbean and Latin American Summit take up UN agency anti-hunger plan

New York, Jan 29 (JEN) A new plan to combat hunger in the Caribbean and Latin America presented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is being considered for adoption ...

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