22 November 2021 Archives

Covid-19 has made life even more precarious for migrant workers – ILO

Covid-19
Published on: November 22, 2021
22:02

United Nations, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on migrant workers all over the world, in particular those employed in precarious low-wage sectors, who were often the first to experience the economic shock of the pandemic, says a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

Pandemic exacerbated factors fueling human trafficking

Published on: November 22, 2021
19:11

United Nations, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated factors that fuel human trafficking, such as poverty, unemployment and gender-based violence, the President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Abdulla Shahid warned Monday.

Arms trafficking, a defining factor in undermining peace and security

Published on: November 22, 2021
18:55

United Nations, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) Robin Geiss on Monday claimed that small arms trafficking is a defining factor in undermining international peace and security.

Flash floods cause over 5,000 deaths worldwide annually – WMO

Published on: November 22, 2021
18:40

Geneva, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Flash floods cause more than 5,000 deaths worldwide annually, exceeding any other flood-related event, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned Monday.

Zero tolerance policy against human trafficking in Cuba

Published on: November 22, 2021
18:30

United Nations, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Justice Minister Oscar Manuel Silvera on Monday reaffirmed at the UN that his country holds zero tolerance policy against human trafficking and cracks down on this scourge, as expressed by the Cuban minister at the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on evaluation of the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

After air pollution, dengue wreaks havoc in Delhi

Published on: November 22, 2021
18:15

New Delhi, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) At present, dengue is emerging as a bigger problem in Delhi than the coronavirus pandemic. In the last one week, a total of 1,851 dengue cases have been reported in the city.

UN: Pandemic erxacerbated human trafficking

Published on: November 22, 2021
16:26

United Nations, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the factors that fuel human trafficking, such as poverty, unemployment and gender-based violence, the president of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid warned today.

President of Cuba gives a conference at a scientific event

Published on: November 22, 2021
16:12

Santa Clara, Cuba, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The III International Scientific Convention of Science, Technology and Society UCLV 2021, began at the Marta Abreu Central University of this city with a conference given by the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Nature tourism opens in Sancti Spiritus province of Cuba

Published on: November 22, 2021
16:00

Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Four of the six popular camping facilities, an attractive nature tourism offered by this province in central Cuba, are ready to receive visitors.

Spanish press criticized for manipulating Cuban issue

Published on: November 22, 2021
15:48

Madrid, nov 22 (Prensa Latina) Spanish digital news media 'LaTercerainformación' (Third information) criticized today the opposition maneuvers against Cuba and disqualified the local press for manipulating the events on the Caribbean Island.

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November 22, 2021