
UN helps train nearly 300 guards for Haiti's overcrowded prisons
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Haiti's understaffed prison services will benefit from nearly 300 new recruits, thanks to a United Nations-backed training programme covering all elements needed for the job, from psychological unders
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Violent crime threatens development in Latin America and Caribbean - UN
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High levels of crime and insecurity continue to pose a challenge to social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite steady improvements in governance over the past two deca
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Latin American States at UN focus on financial crisis, suggest transaction tax
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Blaming speculation for the high price of food and oil, and arrogance and greed for the global economic crisis, the Dominican Republic called at the United Nations today for new market rules and propo
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Humanitarian assistance must continue in Haiti - UN aid chief
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The United Nations relief chief today stressed the need for continued humanitarian assistance in Haiti, alongside development and reconstruction work, saying that the 600,000 people still living in ca
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Puerto Rico to have Caribbean's largest solar project
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Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno announced Thursday that a $98 million solar-energy project - the largest ever in the Caribbean region - will be built on the island.
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UN completes first review of human rights records of all Member States
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The Human Rights Council completed its first review of the records of every Member State on Thursday, with Haiti being the last country to be considered in the process, which examined records of each
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OAS Participates in Call for Proposals from REEEP for Access to Energy in Haiti
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October 15, 2011 The Organization of American States (OAS), which acts as the Regional Secretariat of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), is announcing this ...
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UN approves emergency grant for El Salvador as floods ravage Central America
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The United Nations reported today it has approved an emergency cash grant for El Salvador and sent additional staff to the country as it beefs up efforts to help the Government respond to severe ...
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