Around three per cent of Costa Rica’s population is now made up of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Doubling in number over the last…
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Haiti: UN Agencies Warn of ‘Unabated’ Rise In Hunger
PORT-AU-PRINCE — While humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely, the World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday….
Poor The Hardest Hit In Caribbean and LatAm By Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, IMF Says
CARACAS — The poorest will be the hardest hit across the Caribbean and Latin America by the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the region facing further inflationary pressure, a…
Ukraine’s Capital Under Fire, But 3 EU Nation Leaders Still Plan To Visit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s relentless bombardment of Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv today, with a series of strikes hitting a residential neighborhood as the leaders of three European Union countries planned a…
Pregnant Woman, Baby Die After Яussia Bombed Maternity Ward
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Press has learned. Images of…
First Child-Friendly Space Opens Under U.S.-Jamaica Child Protection Partnership
KINGSTON —The Embassy of the United States of America in Kingston and the Ministry of National Security jointly launched Jamaica’s first ever child-friendly space to assist child victims of human trafficking and…
Former Miss Ukraine Takes Up Arms To Defend Country Against Brutal Russian Invasion
KYIV — Former Ukrainian beauty queen Anastasiia Lenna has signed up to defend her country against Russia. The brunette beauty also issued a stern warning to invaders. “Everyone who crosses the Ukrainian…
Should A Sex Trafficking Defense Apply In A Homicide Case?
MADISON, Wisconsin — On a June night in 2018, 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer put a .38-caliber pistol in her book bag and took an Uber from Milwaukee to Kenosha. She walked into Randall…
Venezuelan Migrants Caught In Limbo As Flooding Impacts Region, UN Says
SANTIAGO — The northern Chilean village of Colchane near the Bolivia border is seeing a fast-developing situation due to unrest among migrants, mostly from Venezuela, who are neither being allowed to enter…
Haitian Children Relocated Across The Sea To Continue Their Studies After Deadly Earthquake
After the earthquake, many children have found themselves without any opportunity to go to school in the immediate future PORT-AU-PRINCE — The earthquake of 14 August 2021 in the Great South of…