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Healthy planet central to economic and human health and prosperity of all nations

Healthy planet central to economic and human health and prosperity of all nations

Your excellency, Firas Khouri, Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors and colleagues. Welcome to the 169th meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR). As we meet today, during a period of great global...

Owner:  United Nations
Former Uruguayan Leader Jose Mujica Dies at 89
Understanding and controlling mercury trade in Latin America for a cleaner, healthier plane

Understanding and controlling mercury trade in Latin America for a cleaner, healthier plane

Bogotá, 11 March 2025 – A pioneering new initiative seeks to enhance understanding of mercury trade dynamics in Latin America and foster regional cooperation to improve the control of major mercury flows, aiming to prevent approximately 176 metric...

Owner:  United Nations
Multilateral action for a healthy planet and people

Multilateral action for a healthy planet and people

Check against delivery Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today about UNEP’s work and key upcoming moments to strengthen multilateral action on the environment. Even amid a complex geopolitical context, the need for such...

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Uruguay's legislature legalizes euthanasia in a first for South America
Uruguay legalises euthanasia

Uruguay legalises euthanasia

MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay on Wednesday legalised euthanasia, becoming one of the first countries in Latin America and among a dozen worldwide to allow assisted suicide. The small South American country has a long history of passing socially liberal...

Owner:  Primedia Group
Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia, a first in the region

Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia, a first in the region

Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their lives. People celebrate the approval of...

Owner:  Shobhana Bhartia
Uruguay passes law to legalize euthanasia

Uruguay passes law to legalize euthanasia

The Legislative Palace, seat of the legislative branch of the Uruguayan Government, in Montevideo, on October 15, 2025. SANTIAGO MAZZAROVICH / AFP Uruguay on Wednesday, October 15, legalized euthanasia, becoming one of the first countries in Latin...

Owner:  Matthieu Pigasse, Xavier Niel and Madison Cox
Uruguay passes Latin America's first euthanasia law

Uruguay passes Latin America's first euthanasia law

Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 10:57 UTC After five years of debate, the Senate approves dignified death in cases of incurable disease and extreme suffering Uruguay made history on Wednesday by becoming the first country in Latin America to...

Owner:  Gustavo Meikle
Uruguay passes law legalizing euthanasia

Uruguay passes law legalizing euthanasia

Uruguay legalized euthanasia on Wednesday, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows terminally ill people to opt for assisted death. The Uruguayan Senate approved the so-called "Dignified Death" bill, which received 20...

Owner:  German Government
Euthanasia now legal in Uruguay as Senate passes law, but assisted suicide still illegal
Uruguay Senate passes law decriminalising euthanasia after years of debate

Uruguay Senate passes law decriminalising euthanasia after years of debate

Uruguay’s Senate Wednesday passed a law decriminalising euthanasia, making it the one of the first countries in predominantly Catholic Latin America to do so through legislation. Colombia and Ecuador had earlier decriminalised the practice through...

Owner:  Goenka Family
Uruguay legalizes euthanasia; becoming 3rd country in Latin America to do so

Uruguay legalizes euthanasia; becoming 3rd country in Latin America to do so

Uruguay has legalized euthanasia, becoming the third country in Latin America and the eleventh in the world to do so, following a Senate vote that capped years of debate over what supporters call the right to die with dignity. The Senate approved...

Owner:  Michael van Poppel
Israel Medical Assoc. blocks expulsion from world

Israel Medical Assoc. blocks expulsion from world

The Israel Medical Association (IMA) scored a significant achievement at the World Medical Association (WMA) conference held over the weekend in Porto, Portugal. Israeli delegates succeeded in blocking a proposal directed against Israel that,...

Owner:  Yedioth Media Group
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