GENEVA - Haiti’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Justin Viard, Tuesday welcomed the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, who had earlier warned that the scale of human rights abuses is unprecedented in modern Haitian history.
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UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations says humanitarians continue to support Haitians affected by rampant gang violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, while an appeal for the French-speaking Caribbean country remains underfunded.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – An underwater power line will be installed between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic by Caribbean Transmission Development (CTDC) .
ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday said he believes there should a high level meeting on Haiti similar to what was held in Jamaica earlier this month as he criticized the slow pace of international support for ending the political and socio-economic situation in Haiti.
GENEVA – A UN Human Rights Office report published on Thursday, calls for immediate and bold action to tackle the “cataclysmic” situation in Haiti.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean women are being encouraged to participate in the United Nations “We the Women Global Survey” that is intended to capture the perspectives of women on global issues they care about most, and how the international community can address them.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in Port-Au-Prince continues, despite the tense and volatile situation in the Haitian capital.
UNITED NATIONS – The executive director of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, Tuesday said “countless children” are at risk of death in Haiti as gangs tighten their grip on power and the humanitarian crisis worsens in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A survey has found that there is almost 100 per cent access to an improved source of drinking water among the Jamaican household population.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The United Nations children’s agency said one of its containers carrying essential supplies for the survival of newborn babies and their mothers was looted by gangs at Haiti’s main port in the capital on Saturday.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government on Friday said it is “gravely concerned” at the decision of the National Assembly in Guyana to adopt a law declaring the Essequibo region to be a constituent part of Venezuela.
GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Wednesday issued new legal guidance to ensure that international refugee protection is provided for Haitians who need it.
NEW YORK, New York – St. Kitts-Nevis has emerged as the highest ranked Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country in the 2023-24 Human Development Report (HDR), released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday.
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