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Children in Uruguay are victims of violence

Published on: January 8, 2025
09:04

Montevideo, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) Children and adolescents are not immune to the growing violence in Uruguay, where this week two minors were injured, one of them, a two-year-old girl who is fighting for her life.

More than 5,600 homicides in Haiti in 2024

Published on: January 7, 2025
17:12

United Nations, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Human Rights Office confirmed on Tuesday that at least 5,601 people were killed in Haiti in 2024 as a result of increased gang violence.

Legislator’s husband murdered in Ecuador

Published on: December 29, 2024
12:43

Quito, Dec 29 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador is suffering today the consequences of the security crisis gripping the country, following a massacre that left six dead and the murder of lawmaker Alexandra Arce’s husband, both in the province of Guayas.

More than 17 thousand have died and injured in Haiti since 2022

Published on: December 26, 2024
10:18

Port-au-Prince, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti reported that the death toll since 2022 is 17 thousand people in Haiti.

Haitian government condemns burning of hospital by gang members

Published on: December 19, 2024
10:29

Port-au-Prince, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian government described as barbaric the partial burning of a reference hospital in the capital, where an offensive against gang members continues.

Syrian figures and entities call for unity after discord incidents

Published on: December 19, 2024
10:05

Damascus, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Civil and official figures and entities called to avoid discord and strengthen national unity after several violent incidents of a sectarian nature in Syria.

UN urges redoubled efforts to restore peace in Haiti

Published on: December 17, 2024
09:02

United Nations, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) recognized the need to move towards credible elections and urged redoubled efforts to restore peace in the country

Italian president emphasizes current importance of multilateralism

Published on: December 14, 2024
08:21

Rome, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Italian President Sergio Mattarella reaffirmed that for his country, multilateralism has an increasing importance in the complex situation that humanity is currently facing, according to a press release issued on Saturday.

Haiti prepares to receive Colombian President Gustavo Petro

Published on: December 12, 2024
09:50

Port-au-Prince, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Haitian authorities are preparing for the official visit of Colombian President Gustavo Petro to this Caribbean nation.

Haitian human rights group’s appeal adds fuel to fire

Published on: December 10, 2024
10:40

Port-au-Prince, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Haiti’s National Network for the Defense of Human Rights has called on citizens to arm themselves with machetes and cut off the heads of gang members, an appeal that may add to the chaos currently gripping the country.

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