CRISIS

UNICEF warns about food crisis in the world

Published on: May 6, 2021
08:42

United Nations, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 20 million people faced food crises in 2020 due to a toxic combination of conflict, climate change and Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF warned.

Some 155 million people suffer from hunger worldwide

Published on: May 5, 2021
11:36

Rome, May 5 (Prensa Latina) In 2020, 155 million people suffered from food crisis or worse, almost 20 million more people in 55 countries or territories went hungry, compered to 2019, the Global Network against Food Crises (GNAFC) informed on Wednesday.

India receives 22 tons of medical supplies from Russia

Published on: April 29, 2021
10:30

New Delhi, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) India on Thursday received 22 tons of medical supplies from Russia to face the health crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

UN warns about increased digital divide

Published on: April 29, 2021
00:15

United Nations, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir warned recently about the increased digital divide in the world that affects millions of people amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Swedish activist demands world leaders address climate crisis

Published on: April 23, 2021
08:08

Washington, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg called for the end of fossil fuel subsidies and strongly recommended that world leaders to stop ignoring climate crisis.

US destabilizing actions denounced in Syria

Published on: April 21, 2021
10:28

Damascus, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) The Joint Syrian-Russian Coordination Bodies affirmed on Wednesday that the continued US support to terrorist groups destabilizes the situation and exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in this Arab nation.

New government, same crisis in Haiti

Published on: April 17, 2021
12:05

Port-au-Prince, (Prensa Latina) Haiti has a new acting prime minister, the sixth one appointed since Jovenel Moïse's inauguration in February, 2017, and the fourth without being ratified by the National Assembly, all this amid the escalation of the political crisis and insecurity in the country.

King Abdullah II considers that political crisis in Jordan is over

Published on: April 8, 2021
10:31

Amman, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) King of Jordan Abdullah II said in a statement on Thursday that the political crisis resulting from an alleged plot involving former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein was over, the Jordan Times newspaper reported.

Haiti’s socio-political crisis at an impasse

Published on: April 7, 2021
16:09

Port-au-Prince, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) Both the government and the opposition in Haiti today lack legitimacy to undertake a transition capable of solving the socio-political crisis, assured former Prime Minister Evans Paul.

Senator blames the government of Paraguay for health crisis

Published on: April 5, 2021
09:45

Asunción, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The Paraguayan senator for the Honor Colorado party Sergio Godoy today blamed the Government of Mario Abdo Benítez directly for the health crisis generated by Covid-19 in the country.

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