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Verene Shepherd, a member of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent of the Human Rights Council.

UN wants end to Racism, Intolerance as world Commemorates anti-discrimination day

Almost 50 years after the proclamation of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the UN has been told that too many individuals, communities and societies continue to suffer from the injustices and stigma brought by racism.

March 28, 2015
Published in Lifestyle

Mr. Rodney Leon (second left), winner of the design competition, ‘The Ark of Return’, to be erected as a Permanent Memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, explains his concept to (from left), Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller; Antiguan Prime Minister, Hon. Baldwin Spencer and Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray, at on September 23 unveiling at the UN. (FILE)

Monument to Victims of Slavery to Open at UN Headquarters in March

The permanent memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade is to be erected in March on the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York.

February 13, 2015
Published in Diaspora

Sierra Leone has been hardest hit by the epidemic | Photo: Reuters

Ebola is spreading again, but the world isn't interested.

As international interest in Ebola wanes, the virus has again spiked in West Africa, according to figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday.

February 5, 2015
Published in Health

Whole families have been devastated by the outbreak of cholera, which was traced to a U.N. base | Photo: Reuters

US Court Dismisses 8,700 Haitian Lives

Throughout its history, Haiti has received lessons in savagery from the world’s big imperial powers. The latest lesson was delivered about a week ago by a U.S. court that said the UN cannot be held accountable for criminal negligence that has killed 8,700 Haitians from cholera since 2010.

January 24, 2015
Published in Opinion

Chad's Prime Minister Kalzeube Pahimi Deubet (centre), President of Chad's National Assembly Haroun Kabadi (centre left ), President of Chad's Coucil of Islamic Affairs Cheikh Hissein Hassan Abakar (second right) and the representative of Chad's bishops (centre right) lead a rally in N'Djamena on January 17, 2015, showing support of the authorities' decision to send troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists. Cameroon, Chad and Niger have launched a regional bid to combat the Boko Haram Islamists, as their attacks spread beyond Nigeria and concern mounts over the Nigerians' failure to regain control. PHOTO / STRINGER/ AFP.

UN Security Council backs Africa force to fight Boko Haram

UNITED STATES (AFP) — The UN Security Council urged central African countries on Monday to step up plans for a multinational force to fight Boko Haram, in its first overall response to the threat posed by the Nigerian jihadists.

January 20, 2015
Published in Africa

Five years after quake, cholera epidemic haunts Haiti

Five years after an earthquake demolished its capital, Haiti's efforts to get back on its feet are still hampered by an epidemic blamed on the UN troops there to help.

January 10, 2015
Published in Health

Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett

Guyana seeking to resolve border dispute with Venezuela

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, December 22, 2014- Guyana is considering a number of options to resolve the border dispute with Venezuela, with the aim of making a firm decision during next year, Foreign Affairs Minister, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett announced on Monday.

December 22, 2014
Published in Diaspora

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