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Cornered Guatemalan government lashes out against corruption accusers
September 6, 2018Morales is terminating the country’s cooperative relationship with a UN-sponsored body that has been working with Guatemalan prosecutors to root out corruption in this impoverished country of 17 million.
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América Latina y el Caribe, a la vanguardia en la lucha contra los plásticos
June 18, 2018Los países de la región están creando leyes y políticas osadas para impulsar una nueva economía del plástico y proteger sus preciosos recursos naturales.
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Defying world powers, Cuba demands end to all nuclear weapons
March 29, 2017Addressing the opening session of a U.N. conference dedicated to creating a ban on nuclear weapons March 27, Cuba called for the commitment of all member states to the complete elimination of nuclear weapons.
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Workers’ rights as human rights: The Solidarity Center, the UN, and the ITUC
March 7, 2017Globalization has not benefited most of the world’s workers, says panelist Raquel Gonzalez, director of ITUC’s Geneva office.
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This week in history: International Palestinian Solidarity Day
November 28, 2016The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a United Nations-organized observance. Events are held at UN headquarters in New York and UN offices in Geneva and Vienna, with other observances under government and...
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