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Humanitarian pressures grow as Cuba continues to struggle with energy shortages
Thu Feb 26 7:00 am
Cuba’s humanitarian situation is worsening as fuel shortages deepen nearly a month after Washington took measures to block oil supplies from entering the Caribbean nation, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.
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Guns, fashionable clothes and death threats: How gangs in Haiti ensnare children
Sat Feb 21 7:00 am
A 16-year-old Haitian boy has been talking about how he was lured into working for a criminal gang but then threatened with death when he said he would not fight against the police.
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‘Alarming increase’ in recruitment of children into gangs in Haiti
Fri Feb 20 7:00 am
There has been an “alarming increase” in the number of children being recruited into gangs in Haiti with “devastating consequences” for children, families and society as a whole, the UN reported on Friday.
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Proposed amnesty law offers political prisoners in Venezuela an ‘opportunity’
Mon Feb 09 7:00 am
A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests or criticizing public figures, has been welcomed by a UN commission of experts – although they have emphasised the Venezuelan people need to be at the centre of the process.
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Keeping hope ‘alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
Fri Feb 06 7:00 am
Haiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, political paralysis, and deep economic distress.
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Cuba: UN warns of possible humanitarian ‘collapse’, as oil supplies dwindle
Thu Feb 05 7:00 am
The UN on Wednesday warned of potential humanitarian “collapse” in Cuba, following Washington’s attempt to block oil supplies from reaching the island.
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