Daily Round-up | CELAC summits ends with declaration to strengthen regional unity & more
In today’s episode, we take a look at the conclusion of the CELAC summit, Palestinian prisoners planning to organize protests, the US and Germany deciding to supply tanks to Ukraine, and the Communist Party of Swaziland condemning the assassination of a lawyer
Brazil rejoins Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro withdrew from the CELAC in January 2020, alleging that the regional bloc had failed to protect democracy in member states
The era of Northern hegemony over Mexico is coming to an end
The general mood in Latin America is that the US should not waste its time interfering south of its border but should, instead, spend its energy trying to resolve its cascading internal crises
Aid group condemns junta-backed militia for attack in Sudan’s Darfur and other stories
Today we look at renewed attacks on communities in Darfur, Sudan; the results of France’s presidential runoff election, and more
Washington watches as China and Latin America deepen their ties
Foreign policy experts in the US have alerted to the growing economic relationship between Latin America and China, a trend only expected to increase in the coming period
ALBA Movements fortifies its commitment to build internationalism and La Patria Grande
The platform of social movements will hold its third continental assembly at the end of April in Buenos Aires, Argentina where it will discuss its six principles of struggle
Argentina assumes pro tempore presidency of CELAC
CELAC was founded by Commander Hugo Chávez in 2011 in Venezuela, with the objective to promote regional unity, political cooperation, and socio-economic development of all member countries
XXII CELAC Summit: focus on inclusive economic recovery, cooperation and other stories
Today we look at the 22nd CELAC foreign ministers’ summit, the killing of 2 journalists amid clashes between 2 armed groups in Haiti, and more
Venezuela’s efforts to overcome the pandemic, political crisis, and sanctions
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America.
CELAC reinvigorated in Mexico
The summit was met with widespread enthusiasm for being able to bring together diverse political actors across the region and uniting them on diverse issues.
US begins mass deportations of thousands of Haitian migrants in Texas and other stories
Today we look at the deportation of thousands of Haitian migrants in the US, protests in Gaza as Israeli forces recapture all Gilboa escapees, and more
Latin American and Caribbean leaders approve historic agreement at CELAC summit
The heads of state of the regional block agreed on a 44-point declaration which addressed the strategy against COVID-19 and climate change and took a stand against the blockade on Cuba
- Taliban authorities detain professor for opposing ban on women’s education
- Iraqis protest “honor killing,” demand laws against domestic violence
- Anti-imperialists protest docking of US warship at Greek port
- Communists celebrate 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazis at Stalingrad
- Israeli occupation forces kill at least five Palestinians in a refugee camp in Jericho
