Russian Deputy Health Minister Yevgeny Kamkin traveled on Wednesday to Omsk province to analyze an incident involving Covid-19 patients, after a record number of 346 deaths was reported in a single day. Read more Russia investigates incident involving Covid-19 patients

The commissioner of Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM), Francisco Garduño, announced that the driver of the trailer where 51 migrants suffocated to death was identified.

Read more Mexico reveals more details of migrant death in Texas, U.S.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office and weakened environmental enforcement. Read more Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon surges to 12-year high

Ambassador to UN Geneva Juan Antonio Quintanilla reiterated today Cuba's condemnation of double standards and selectivity in the treatment of the issue of human rights, evidenced once again during the conflict in Ukraine.

Read more Cuba rejects double standards in Human Rights
Pope Francis affirmed on Friday that before the outbreak of Covid-19, it was clear that 2020 was going to be a year marked by urgent humanitarian needs due to conflicts, violence and terrorism in different parts of our world. Read more Pope Francis highlights urgent humanitarian needs in 2020