Latin America in the United Nations

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Eclac

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - Eclac

Buruli Ulcer in United Kingdom Tourist Returning from Latin America

We report a case of Buruli ulcer in a tourist from the United Kingdom. The disease was almost certainly acquired in Brazil, where only 1 case had previously been reported. The delay in diagnosis highlights the need for physicians to be aware of the disease and its epidemiology.

Public Diplomacy and its Institutions in United States of America

Although, once, in the far past, sending gifts and missionaries was called a type of public diplomacy, today it is manifested as academic disciplines, policy making institutions, and multi-purpose organizations. The most important institutions of these kinds, now, exist in the US, whose purpose is to promote the politics of this country as Public Diplomacy and to follow local and international ...

III. RELEVANCE OF GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND ACTIONS IN THE ICPD PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF MDG GOALS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations

ECLAC is playing an important role in the follow-up of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the regional level. Besides the work on key MDG objectives such as poverty, environmental sustainability and gender, ECLAC is also working on more general development goals, such as the situation of youth and older persons. As a result, ECLAC has been able to produce updated and comparable informat...