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UN Top Headlines Updated for the Americas Threatened by climate change, glaciers now under attack from ice thieves - UNCriminal gangs are becoming a threat to the world's glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said today, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some 5,000 kilograms of millennia-old ice from the Jorge Montt glacier. El Salvador: UN panel voices concern at arbitrary detention, prison overcrowdingA United Nations expert human rights panel has voiced concern about the right to security impinging on the right to be free from arbitrary detention in El Salvador, as well as extreme overcrowding in prisons and police facilities in the Central American nation. Haiti: UN welcomes ratification of pact on economic and social rightsThe United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti (MINUSTAH) welcomed today the ratification by the Government of a pact on economic, social and cultural rights. Former Haitian leader must face charges for human rights abuses, says UNThe United Nations today voiced its concern at reports that former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier may not face charges relating to the serious human rights violations that took place during his 15-year rule, while stressing that justice must be ensured for the victims. Independent UN expert calls on Brazil to suspend São Paulo evictionsAn independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Brazilian authorities to suspend evictions from the Pinheirinho settlement in São Paulo and find durable solutions with residents. UN rights chief speaks out against US failure to close Guantanamo detention facilityThe United Nations human rights chief today spoke out against the failure by the United States to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and to ensure accountability for serious violations - including torture - that took place there. Haiti: UN opens probe into cases of alleged child sexual exploitationThe United Nations announced today that it is investigating two cases of sexual exploitation of children allegedly committed by its police personnel in Haiti. El Salvador must address social inequality to consolidate its peace process - BanSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today on El Salvador to address its socio-economic inequalities and advance rule of law reform to ensure its citizens can experience positive and tangible results from the peace process that was initiated 20 years ago at the end of its civil war. Guatemala ratifies UN-backed treaty banning nuclear testsGuatemala has ratified the United Nations-backed international treaty banning nuclear tests, bringing the number of State parties to 156. On anniversary of deadly quake, UN urges continued support for Haiti's recoveryAs Haiti marks the second anniversary of the massive earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people and devastated an already poverty-stricken country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged continued international support for recovery and rebuilding. UN News For Europe | UN News For the Americas UN News For Asia and the Pacific | UN News Main Headlines |
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