https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-lawmakers-push-more-action-help-struggling-haiti-2022-10-17/ Gang violence, economic insecurity, and disease are plaguing Haiti in what U.S. lawmakers are calling a “threat to Haiti’s future”. The U.S. is proposing sanctions and restrictions on gang leaders and the wealthy political elites that support them. The sanctions are part of The Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2022, which will increase investigations into the relationship between… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/technology-venezuela-social-media-united-nations-c57169a2e37dba40fb7a8ffe23df2985 Border controversies for decades have led to Guyana’s government formally requesting that Facebook and Twitter remove “illegal maps” which validate Venezuelan land grabs. Venezuela has attempted to claim Guyana’s Essequibo region, which takes up 40% of the country and is rich with gold, diamonds, and oil, for years. At times, Venezuela even took military action, sending in warships and… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/health-venezuela-colombia-caribbean-mexico-6bfad7f41677ffbd59b17033f7151130 Joe Biden’s enforcement of a pandemic rule is reminiscent of Trump-era policies for millions of Venezuelan migrants fleeing socio-economic insecurity, violence, and a dictatorial regime. As of august, Venezuela has the second-highest number of migrants coming to the U.S. in search of asylum, just behind Mexico. The new U.S. policy states that only 25,000 migrants will be able to… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-joining-us-backed-pacific-group-boost-ties-with-island-nations-draft-2022-09-22/ The U.S. created Partners in the Blue pacific in June of 2022, an informal group meant to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the Pacific island nations and the rest of the world. Australia, the UK, Japan, New Zealand, and now Canada, are some of the members. According to Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, developments or decisions made in… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/mexican-president-previews-ukraine-peace-plan-after-criticizing-un-2022-09-12/ Mexican president Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador presented a peace plan for the Ukraine War at the UN General Assembly. Obrador proposed that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin come together for a series of peace talks. These peace talks would be mediated by a “mediation committee, including Pope Francis, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi, and the U.N. Secretary-General… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/21/bolsonaro-nicaragua-lula-brazil-election As the Brazil presidential election approaches, far-right incumbent Bolsonaro becomes more and more desperate to discredit leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro attempts to win over Catholic voters by claiming that the authoritarian Nicaraguan president’s attack on the Catholic church would be mirrored by Lula if he’s elected. These bold claims are not new, however. Lula… Read more »
