Migration Along the US-Mexico Border: A seasoned activist gives clarity and context to a complex and ongoing crisis
The number of migrants intercepted at the United States’ southern border is on the rise. In May, the…
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Category: Society
Deforestation in Brazil is rising dramatically from last year
Deforestation in Brazil continues to be on the rise, despite President Jair Bolsonaro’s promise…
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Region’s leadership has failed to contain rising cases, says LatAm health agency
Latin America continues to struggle to contain the spread of coronavirus due to failures in leadership…
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94% of deforestation in Brazilian Amazon is illegal as government remains absent
Ninety-four percent of Brazil’s deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is considered illegal,…
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Latin America home to majority of children that lost an entire school year
Across the world, about 60 percent of the children who lost an entire school year due to the pandemic…
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Latin American COVID-19 cases rise with vaccines still scarce
Around Latin America, a number of countries are experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases as another…
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Brazil daily COVID deaths reach 4,000 for first time as variant takes hold
For the first time since the pandemic began, Brazil has registered more than 4,000 deaths in a 24-hour…
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Indigenous groups are the most vital protectors of Latin American forests, per UN report
Indigenous peoples may be the best protectors of the Amazon and other Latin American forests, according…
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Q&A with Costa Rican entrepreneur Cynthia Castro: “The best strategy to avoid economic exclusion in the world is to give economic power to women”
Cynthia Castro is on a mission to empower women in Latin American workplaces, ridding offices of unequal…
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Chile among the world’s best in vaccination efforts
After high death and infection tolls from COVID-19 last summer, Chile has responded with one of the…
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