COVID-19 has been a major challenge, but also a setback for education worldwide. In 2020, the health emergency forced the closure of educational centers in more than 190 countries in order to prevent the spread of the virus.... More
Several days have passed since Jair Bolsonaro's speech before the UN General Assembly and most Brazilians are still wondering where are the achievements in environmental matters, among other aspects, presented by the president of Brazil to the participants in the 76th session of the world body.... More
Shortly after President Joseph Biden reiterated at the UN what he defines as his respect for "democracy," representatives of numerous countries demanded the end of the U.S. blockade against Cuba, without the current occupant of the White House listening.... More
The end of the blockade against Cuba is a constant demand of the international community, which in recent days has intensified in forums such as CELAC, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, and in the UN General Assembly, which is in session in New York City.... More
Amid a show of force, thousands of Haitians have been sent back to their homeland by U.S. authorities, in what some call a historic expulsion of migrants.... More
Formed in 1990, the Alliance of Small Island States groups 44 nations, facing challenges such as those imposed by climate change and an unjust and unequal international economic order.... More
Mestizo, Afro-Latin and Caribbean. This is how President Miguel Díaz-Canel defined Cuba, a nation that lives proud of the roots that make up its humanist, dignified and fighting identity.... More
Donald Trump's main man -- known for his right-wing radicalism -- the president of the IDB, Inter-American Development Bank, Mauricio Claver-Carone is back. He says he holds what he calls "an apolitical position."... More
U.S. President Joseph Biden heatedly defended what he considers his country's return to international forums, especially the UN, which it neglects in relation to Cuba.... More
In the midst of a world of great inequalities, aggravated by COVID-19, which endanger international stability and security, the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly is taking place in New York. It began precisely on the International Day of Peace, celebrated every year on September 21st.... More
In 1981, the UN proclaimed September 21st World Day of Peace to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly session and to be an opportune occasion to promote actions and raise awareness in favor of the eradication of conflicts and their causes.... More
About one-third of Colombia's original forest has been lost due to deforestation, according to UN data. To stop this phenomenon, the government of President Iván Duque has resorted to the militarization of forested areas, and not to a comprehensive strategy that takes into account the criteria of rural communities, their development and their active participation in the preservation of this natural wealth.... More
As in other countries, the COVID-19 pandemic occupied Cuba's attention and momentarily reduced its projection for the Mariel Special Development Zone, but Vietnam's interest confirms the enclave's prominence.... More
Cuba received a special declaration against the U.S. blockade in the framework of CELAC and a warm hospitality from the Mexican government and people, through the President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, during his visit to the homeland of Benito Juárez.... More
Brazilian Indigenous people are fighting a legal battle against the government for their right to their ancestral lands, which is ignored and violated by the ultra-right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, a supporter of the exploitation of these areas by miners, farmers, loggers and cattle ranchers.... More
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