Category: World

A 41-year-old citizen of Cuba living in the Southern District of Texas, is set to make his initial appearance in Houston on multiple charges for allegedly using threats, violence, and other coercive means to compel four Cuban nationals to engage in commercial sex acts for his financial gain. According to court documents, Michel Cedeno-Castillo used […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. I am delivering this statement on behalf of Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, the United Kingdom, and my own country, Norway. May 17th marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Discrimination and Transphobia – IDAHOBIT. This day is an important moment to reaffirm our shared commitment to the equal enjoyment of human […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. Deputy Prime Minister Chiveri, welcome to the Permanent Council, and thank you for your remarks this morning. The United Kingdom remains a steadfast and consistent supporter of Moldova’s path towards European integration. We were pleased to host the fifth session of the UK-Moldova Strategic Dialogue in London last month. We commend […]

Thank you, Mr Chair. Words about peace matter only if they are matched by actions. Last week, Ukraine demonstrated that principle by offering to extend the ceasefire brokered by the United States, with the clear aim of reducing civilian harm and opening space for dialogue. That offer was clear, constructive, and made in good faith. […]

Soils feed us, filter our water and support most of the food chain on Earth. But they are also among Europe’s most neglected resources –quietly degrading beneath our feet while we look elsewhere. Andrés Rodríguez Seijo from the University of Vigo in Spain is one of the researchers working to change that. He first noticed […]

The Secretary-General said it makes clear Member States’ responsibility to protect their own people from what is an “escalating climate crisis”. The resolution drawn up by Vanuatu – a Pacific island nation on the frontline of the climate crisis, and several other countries – was adopted after intense discussion including multiple proposed amendments with 141 […]

Today, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against Leonard Pick, 62, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, and Brian Kent, 59, of Tampa, Florida, for orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for a Department of War technology innovation lab in the Pacific. The defendants’ alleged conduct specifically affected the […]

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, the Secretary-General said the decision to use the Sheikh Jarrah compound of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees for military purposes represented “a breach of the inviolability of United Nations premises” and undermined the agency’s mandate in the occupied Palestinian territory. “The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms […]

Two Canada-based steel companies, Farjess Inc. and Royal Canadian Steel Inc., along with their part-owner and president, Feroz Jessani, have agreed to pay $19 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly and improperly failing to pay duties owed on flat-rolled steel that was manufactured in Europe and Asia. “Import […]

Much of the violence has been concentrated in Cité Soleil, an impoverished neighbourhood in the capital, where humanitarian workers are now seeking to provide life-saving assistance.  ©WFP/Odelyn Joseph A burnt-out car is left on the street in a residential area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, following armed clashes. The Caribbean island nation continues to suffer from years […]