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Haitian government and UN sign cooperation agreement
April 21 |
Haiti’s Ministry of Planning and the United Nations (UN) signed on Thursday a Cooperation Framework for Sustainable Development covering the period 2023-2027, as a collective response in support of the 2030 Sustainable Development Commitment agenda, local sources reported.
The agreement offers a comprehensive and holistic approach, focused on promoting long-term governance, security, rule of law, as well as inclusive economic transformation, effective social services and comprehensive environmental protection.
With the agreement, the UN commits to invest about $1 billion over the next five years, of which 40 percent are available resources and 60 percent have not yet been mobilized.
The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh), Madame Maria Isabel Salvador, promised to “play her part in this program aimed at leading Haiti towards prosperity, guaranteeing human rights and gender equality”.
Madame Salvador assured that the plan demonstrates “the strong relationship between the United Nations and the Government. The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (Binuh) is committed to doing its part of the job.
For her part, Ulrika Richardson, UN Resident Coordinator in Haiti, stressed that the agreement marks a new stage in the common history of Haiti and the UN and reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen common approaches based on mutual support between peace, security and sustainable development.
“We have no right to fail, the situation is critical, the stakes are huge, we cannot go it alone,” confessed Richardson, who said he hoped that all stakeholders will be actively involved in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Likewise, Minister of Planning and External Cooperation Ricard Pierre called the signing of the document an act of commitment. “We must all be aware of the challenges ahead of us in the implementation of this new cooperation framework.”
At another point in his speech, he stressed that “Time is critical, frank cooperation, the full participation of stakeholders will be needed if we are to achieve the expected results,” specifying that the estimated budget of the cooperation framework plan is more than US$1 billion.
This pact takes place in a complex scenario for the Caribbean country, which is suffering the consequences of economic recessions and violence and insecurity caused by armed criminal groups, while 5.2 million people are in need of humanitarian aid due to extreme poverty.
International
Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
International
Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
International
Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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