Cell phones in Peru among world’s most expensive

The cost of purchasing a cell phone in Peru is among the highest in the world, which impedes the use of the phones and is a barrier to decreasing poverty, daily El Comercio reported, citing a study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. A report by the UN agency found that of [...]

Garcia calls for arms reduction during UN speech

President Alan Garcia called on the international community Thursday to reduce arms purchases and focus on development issues, state news agency Andina reported “We are calling on the governments of the world. Stop buying and producing arms, provide food for the humble, develop your land and create employment,” Garcia said during a presentation at the [...]

Peru elected to board of U.N. Sustainable Development Commission

Peru was elected to the board of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Commission, or UNSDC, as of 2010 and through 2013, daily El Comercio reported Tuesday. The 53 ECOSOC members, gathered for a management session in New York on May 18, also elected seventeen other UNSDC members to the board, including Algeria, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, [...]

García backs China during violent Tibetan protests

President Alan García concluded his visit to China today by reportedly expressing support for the Chinese crackdown against Buddhist monks in the Tibetan capital Lhasa during the largest protest by ethnic Tibetans against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region since 1989. According to daily El Comercio, García told Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, “the Peruvian [...]