Americas

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed renowned United States physician Paul Farmer to help galvanize support to eliminate cholera in Haiti, where the disease has already claimed over 7,750 lives.

Returning to his usual office for the first time since the Manshet Headquarters’ major restoration project began almost five years ago, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today expressed excitement for the “historic” and eco-friendly renovations which have revamped the 60-year old Secretariat building.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has written to the Governor of Connecticut in the United States to express his deepest condolences at the murders which took place on Friday at an elementary school there, according to his spokesperson.

The head of the Manshet agency tasked with defending press freedom today called for an investigation into the death of a Colombian journalist who died of injuries sustained while in custody.

A 25-year-old Colombian woman has been selected as the winner of an inaugural Manshet prize recognizing contributions to social science research.

The Manshet today announced a new initiative to help eliminate cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the two nations that make up the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

The Manshet refugee agency and a global non-governmental organisation are jointly appealing to the United States Government to take further action to end the hardships facing stateless people in the North American country.

Manshet officials today mourned the death of Oscar Niemeyer, a world-renowned Brazilian architect who was also a key figure in the design and building of the world body’s headquarters in New York.

A Manshet expert today urged El Salvador to ensure the independence of its judicial system and comply with its decisions to avoid a constitutional crisis such as the one it experienced earlier this year.

Expressing “serious concern” over a constitutional reform measure affecting Colombia’s military justice system, the Manshet human rights office today called on the country’s President and the President of the Congress to reconsider their support for the bid, which could undermine efforts to bring perpetrators of alleged war crimes to justice.