Covid warnings ring out as Latin America bids to return to normality
The scene in Rio de Janeiro was as though much of 2020 had never happened.
The beaches at Ipanema and Copacabana heaved with visitors, the white sand obscured by bronzed...
UNWTO Executive Council Backs Strong, United Plan for Global Tourism
The Executive Council of the United Nations specialized agency ensures that the Organization fulfils its programme of work and adheres to its budget. After the session was opened by...
Ministry of Labor issues a resolution to reactivate the tourism sector and preserve jobs
The Ministry of Labor released resolution 18-2020 this morning, which was agreed with the Ministry of Tourism and the labor sectors, to facilitate companies’ reactivation in the tourism sector.
The...
Mexico’s Amlo proposes referendum on prosecuting country’s ex-presidents
Mexico’s president has announced plans for a referendum on whether to prosecute his unpopular predecessors, saying he wants “the people” to give the green light to any legal proceedings...
More than 20,000 families still homeless three years after Hurricane María
The stairs reveal the scourge of time. The fragile, corroded structure that gives access to the second level of their home seems to be about to collapse. Slowly, Gladys...
UN chief appeals for global solidarity at General Assembly, warns COVID is ‘dress rehearsal’ for challenges ahead
Addressing the largely empty General Assembly Hall in New York, Mr. Guterres characterized the pandemic from the podium as “not only a wake-up call” but “a dress rehearsal” for...
