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UN calls on Argentina to stop eviction of indigenous peoples from their lands

Published in Wednesday September 19th, 2012 In In the media

September 19, 2012 United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya called on Argentina to cease the eviction of indigenous communities from their lands, during the presentation of the annual report of his office before the UN Human Rights council in Geneva. The report requests “the suspension of all process and administrative actions to […]

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2012 Communications Report available for viewing

Published in Friday September 14th, 2012 In Dialogue with countries

The UN Human Rights Council has already made available for viewing the report with all communications sent by the Special Rapporteurs, as well as the answers received by the Member States.

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Nicaragua eruption forces 3,000 to evacuate

Published in Monday September 10th, 2012 In In the media

September 09, 2012 The San Cristobal volcano in Nicaragua rumbled to life Saturday with three explosions, forcing the evacuation of 3,000 residents, authorities said. Television footage showed a column of smoke and ash rising from the cone of the volcano, Nicaragua’s tallest at 1,745 meters (5,725 feet), in the northeast. The civil defense agency said […]

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Riover and out

Published in Wednesday August 29th, 2012 In In the media

Families’ agony as 30,000 are evicted from their homes in £11bn slum facelift In tree bark skirt and macaw feather head-dress Tobi Itauni waves an impaled deer’s skull at the builders working on the Maracanã soccer stadium.     “I’m warding off evil spirits,” the wide-eyed Amazonian Indian tells me as he murmurs a chant […]

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Storm Adds to Misery in Haiti’s Homeless Camps

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In In the media

August 25, 2012 Tropical Storm Isaac whirled across Haiti on Saturday, delivering strong winds and rain that caused flooding, mudslides and at least a few deaths, according to preliminary reports, but not the kind of widespread destruction feared in the earthquake-battered nation. Radio news reports and social media users reported streets flooding in the capital, Port-au-Prince; […]

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Riover and out

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In In the media

August 26, 2012 Families’ agony as 30,000 are evicted from their homes in £11bn slum facelift IN tree bark skirt and macaw feather head-dress Tobi Itauni waves an impaled deer’s skull at the builders working on the Maracanã soccer stadium. “I’m warding off evil spirits,” the wide-eyed Amazonian Indian tells me as he murmurs a […]

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In wake of Tropical Storm Isaac, UN steps up Haiti humanitarian response

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In In the media

(Português) Humanitarian efforts are underway in Haiti following the torrential rains and blustery winds that battered the country over the weekend as Tropical Storm Isaac swept across the nation, the United Nations said today. Tropical Storm Isaac raised considerable concern early last week as it looked set to turn into a hurricane before barrelling down upon the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, shared by both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Tropical Storm Isaac pummels Haiti’s homeless

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In In the media

Tropical Storm Isaac has killed at least four people in different parts of Haiti, with more than 4,000 people still remaining in temporary emergency shelters. Lashing rains and gale-force winds and high winds were reported along parts of the country on Saturday. The impoverished Caribbean nation is still reeling from the effects of a devastating 2010 earthquake that killed more than 250,000 people.

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In Haiti, the Government is firmly committed to resolving the housing problem

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In In the media

August 27, 2012 The passage of Isaac demonstrates once again the vulnerability of 400,000 IDPs of January 12 still living under tents in difficult conditions. The Government is committed more than ever to find lasting solutions to the housing of most disadvantaged. Since the announcement of the arrival of the storm Isaac, the Government has […]

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Haiti – Reconstruction : The National Palace will be demolished

Published in Thursday August 23rd, 2012 In In the media

August 22nd, 2012 The Government announced on Tuesday that the National Palace of Port-au-Prince, heavily damaged by the earthquake of January 2010 will be demolished. J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO), the humanitarian organization established by American actor Sean Penn [Roving ambassador for Haiti] would be responsible for the demolition. This is a volunteer mission […]

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