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Devastating ‘season of natural disasters’ demands action to address extreme weather events – Dominican Republic

Devastating ‘season of natural disasters’ demands action to address extreme weather events – Dominican Republic

Sep 21, 2017, at 09:26 pm

New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Amid a “devastating season of natural disasters” in the region – widespread catastrophe that extends to Mexico, hit by two destructive earthquakes, and to the southern United States, viciously punished by Hurricane Harvey – the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic on Thursday called on the United Nations to consider “new actions we must take, urgently, to counteract extreme climatic phenomena.”

At UN Assembly, President of the Dominican Republic underlines the need to reduce inequalities

At UN Assembly, President of the Dominican Republic underlines the need to reduce inequalities

Sep 22, 2016, at 02:24 pm

New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Underlining that the fight against poverty and inequality has great potential for long-term transformation, the President of the Dominican Republic on Wednesday in his address to the United Nations general Assembly called for a sustained focus on those who have been recently lifted out of poverty, given that they face distinct vulnerabilities.

Haiti: UN envoy urges that deportations do not result in statelessness of people born in Dominican Republic

Haiti: UN envoy urges that deportations do not result in statelessness of people born in Dominican Republic

Jun 26, 2015, at 02:04 pm

New York, June 26 (IBNS) Amid ongoing concern about the status of thousands of immigrants living in the Dominican Republic, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Haiti, Sandra Honore, said that deportations carried out by Santo Domingo authorities should not result in statelessness of people of Haitian descent.

UN agency urges Dominican Republic to refrain deporting stateless people

UN agency urges Dominican Republic to refrain deporting stateless people

Jun 20, 2015, at 09:00 pm

New York, June 20 (IBNS) The Dominican Republic must ensure that people whose citizenship was thrown into question by a 2013 ruling of the Constitutional Court will not be deported, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.

In Dominican Republic, Ban hails collective effort to bolster human rights, development, peace

In Dominican Republic, Ban hails collective effort to bolster human rights, development, peace

Jul 17, 2014, at 03:59 pm

New York, July 17 (IBNS)In a first-ever visit to the Dominican Republic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday addressed the National Congress, saying “one country with dedication and solidarity can move the world,” helping to spur progress in across the three pillars of the UN – development, human rights and peace.