UNGA: Uribe asks for international aid while Gonsalves blasts Europe

In yesterday’s session of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA), Colombian president Alvaro Uribe defended his policies on domestic security and against drugs, and urged the global community to help him in these efforts. “I ask the United Nations for additional efforts to help us find the path to effectiveness,” said Uribe who also touched on a topic he placed on the back burner during his first term- the need to resolve social issues as a way to strengthen democracy.

Ralph Gonsalves (image), the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, also spoke yesterday and condemned Europe for not apologizing or issuing reparations to its former colonies in the Caribbean. “Historical wrongs not righted remain scars on the soul of the oppressor and oppressed alike,” said Gonsalves who also criticized several countries for emphasizing U.N. reform in lieu of helping impoverished people.

The representative from Nicaragua will be the lone speaker from the Americas today and can be followed via this link to the UNGA.

Links- U.N. News Centre, Prensa Latina (Cuba), United Nations

Image- U.N. News Centre

Tags- United Nations, Caribbean, Colombia