Americas

UNICEF outlines challenges for 2008 in Latin America and Caribbean

31 December 2007
Reducing infant mortality and chronic malnutrition, mitigating the impact of natural disasters, and slashing the toll of domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse are among the immediate challenges facing the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2008.
UNDAC team at disaster area

UN disaster response teams conducted record number of missions in Americas in 2007

26 December 2007
The United Nations emergency teams that support Member States in coordinating disaster response within hours of tragedy striking conducted nine missions to the Americas this year, the highest ever, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.

UN increases appeal for storm victims in Dominican Republic to $18.5 million

26 December 2007
The United Nations is seeking an additional $4.1 million to aid storm victims in the Dominican Republic, bringing the total requested over the past two months to $18.5 million.

UN agencies mobilize aid for Dominican flood victims

21 December 2007
United Nations relief agencies are providing food and hygiene items in the Dominican Republic, where more than 60,000 people remain displaced following Tropical Storm Olga, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.

Preparations being finalized as UN set to begin renovation, says project chief

17 December 2007
With the accelerated plan for the renovation of the United Nations Headquarters complex approved by the General Assembly last week, the world body is set to embark on an ambitious five-year overhaul that will result in a sustainable, modern, safe and efficient facility, the UN official overseeing the project said today.

UN envoy holds talks about protecting Haitian-Dominican border against crime

14 December 2007
A senior United Nations envoy is holding talks today with officials in the Dominican Republic about how to improve the border security of Haiti, where the UN has a peacekeeping operation to try to help stabilize the country after years of violence and misrule.

Migiro spotlights improvements in UN’s response to global emergencies

14 December 2007
The United Nations has made significant strides in the way it responds to emergencies, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today.

After second deadly storm strikes Dominican Republic, UN relief agencies step in

14 December 2007
United Nations relief agencies have activated their emergency response systems in the Dominican Republic for the second time in just over a month after the country was hit this week by Tropical Storm Olga, which has killed at least 27 people as it crossed the Caribbean region.

UN court rules disputed islands in Caribbean Sea belong to Colombia

13 December 2007
The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, ruled today that three Caribbean Sea islands disputed by Nicaragua and Colombia belong to the latter country because a 1928 treaty between the two nations settled the issue.
Asha-Rose Migiro

Migiro begins two-day visit to Washington for talks with officials, aid workers

13 December 2007
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro is heading today to Washington for talks with senior United States officials, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), women leaders and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).