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New York: With demonstrations expected to take place in various Guatemalan cities on Monday and Tuesday, the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, is urging the Guatemalan Government to guarantee freedom of expression and opinion, and the right to peaceful assembly and association. more
UN anti-corruption body in Guatemala rebuts government’s reasons for expulsion order

New York: In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iván Velásquez, the senior UN official in charge of the International Commission Against Imp ...

Guatemala: UN anti-corruption body will continue working, as Constitutional Court blocks Government expulsion

New York: Following the Guatemalan Government’s unilateral decision to shut down a long-running UN anti-corruption commission, its spokesperson told UN News on Wednesday that the te ...

UN Chief ‘strongly rejects’ Guatemala decision to expel anti-corruption body

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has “strongly rejected” the Guatemalan Government’s decision to unilaterally terminate the International Commissio ...

Guatemala Dos Erres massacre conviction welcomed by UN human rights office

New York, The conviction of a former Guatemalan soldier involved in the mass killing of villagers in an infamous massacre during the country’s civil war has been welcomed by the UN ...

Illegal entry: Trump threatens to stop payments to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras if they assist movement

Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to stop payments to three countries in Central and South America if they enable immigrants or their own citizens to illegally enter th ...

Guatemala: UN chief pledges support for rescue effort after deadly volcano eruption

New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his solidarity with the people of Guatemala, and said the Organization stands ready to support rescue and ...

After US, Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

Guatemala City, Dec 25 (JEN): Last week, Guatemala was one of the nine nations to support America at the UN while the Jerusalem resolution was being passed. On Sunday, its President Jimmy ...

Guatemala: After President’s resignation, Ban calls for peaceful elections

New York, Sep 4 (JEN): Taking note of the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said he trusted that the author ...