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Sep 03, 2014
A period of terror, masterminded by the dictatorships of six countries in South America in 1975, took a toll on the population, especially those who were imprisoned and tortured. UN in Action, Episode #1445
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Jul 15, 2014
Uruguay was known as one of the "Torture Chambers of Latin America" during the Cold War in the 70s and early 80s under the then dictatorship. Episode # 92
Sep 21, 2014
Une période de terreur, menée par les dictateurs de six pays d'Amérique du Sud en 1975, a fait beaucoup de victimes parmi la population, en particulier parmi les personnes qui ont été emprisonnées et torturées.
Also available in French
Nov 01, 2016
The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, is assisting Uruguay in the fight against cancer. Currently, this South American nation has one of the highest cancer rates in the world and in the region.
Apr 05, 2018
Natalia Gallardo is a Uruguayan peacekeeper serving with the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO.) She is one of 900 peacekeepers from Uruguay working in the mission
Sep 20, 2016
Allocution de Son Excellence Tabaré Vázquez, Président de la République orientale de l'Uruguay à l'occasion du Débat général de la 71e Session de l'Assemblée générale.
Jul 20, 2016
Statement by Representative of Uruguay, at the General Debate of UNCTAD 14, 17-22 July 2016, Nairobi, Kenya
Sep 29, 2012
Address by His Excellency Luis Almagro, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay at the General debate of the 67th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 25-29 September and 1 October 2012).
Also available in Spanish
Sep 29, 2014
Address by His Excellency Luis Almagro, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay at the general debate of the 69th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 24-30 September 2014).