Search Results  for : "MEXICO"

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said “absolutely nothing” could deter him from bringing justice for President Jovenel Moïse and reaffirmed his determination to do all he could "to find all of the perpetrators, all of the accomplices, and those people who ordered” the “heinous” assassination. UNIFEED

US President Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement in the United States in the coming fiscal year to 125,000 people has been welcomed by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday. UNTV CH

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, told the Security Council that “unless there are adequate technical and political preparations” that elections expected to take place in 2023 “could be catastrophic instead of a national turning point.” UNIFEED

The Chair of the Elders, Mary Robinson, told the Security Council that “women’s rights are not Western rights, they are fundamental human rights,” stressing that “we cannot allow the women and girls of Afghanistan to be deprived of these rights, including the right to leave the country.” UNIFEED

Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, and exposing them to deadly diseases, according to a UNICEF report launched today. UNICEF

Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard said, “we must make the utmost effort in conflict situations- but it is also true that humanitarian space and concerns are also linked to inequities” as well as to “the impact of sanctions imposed on countries creating crisis-like humanitarian situations, with a lot of human suffering.” UNIFEED

Briefing reporters in Geneva, a UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) official said, “We can, and should, make the internet a safer place, but it doesn’t need to be at the expense of fundamental rights.” UNTV CH

The outflow of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is one of the largest external displacement crises in the world. To date, over 5.6 million people have left their country. On June 17th, Canada will host an international donor conference bringing together governments and key actors involved in the response to the Venezuela situation, including the private sector, development banks and civil society. UNHCR

The General Assembly elected Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates to the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January. UNIFEED

In May 2021, UNHCR Mexico's local integration program for refugees hit the milestone of successfully relocating 10,000 refrugees from Mexico's economically struggling south to boom towns in central and northern states. There, refugees are matched with steady jobs, and their children are enrolled in schools for a successful integration. It's a win-win situation. UNHCR