"#Canada is up for a periodic U.N. review of its environmental and human rights record in #LatinAmerica, and activist groups want to make sure the country is held accountable for lacking regulations and oversight.
The country is a leader in #mining and #oil investment in the region but doesn’t do enough to protect against #deforestation, #pollution and #HumanRights violations against local communities, according to a series of reports"
The U.S. will aim to resettle up to 50,000 refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean in the next 12 months as part of a Biden administration plan to welcome as many as 125,000 people fleeing violence across the globe in fiscal year 2024.
On this day in 1980 Cuban astronaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez entered space as part of the Soyuz 38 mission. Arnaldo is of Afro-Cuban descent, making him the first Cuban, Latin American, and person of African descent to travel into Earth’s orbit.
Honduras: For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists found a potentially more effective way to control the disease — breeding special mosquitoes to fight dengue....
Paraguay's Health Minister María Teresa Barán criticized the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX mechanism for distributing vaccines against Covid-19 worldwide and refused to accept the next batch from the global agency....
At least 177 environmental defenders were killed last year globally, according to a new report from Global Witness. At least 155 of them were in Latin America.
There have been 1,910 murdered defenders since 2012, the year that Global Witness started tracking this type of violence. Last year, the murders took place across 18 countries worldwide, 11 of them in Latin America.
A U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies as part of key policy changes needed alongside their continuing efforts to combat the drug-related crime that has undermined the country's peaceful image....
Chilean president Gabriel Boric in the company of Mexican president Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador (AMLO) – who arrived in the country to commemorate the Coup d’état – valued the solidarity that Mexico had for the Chilean exiles in the seventies and highlighted that Allende’s sacrifice transcended the country’s borders....
Guatemala’s ex-President Otto Pérez Molina has pleaded guilty in a bribery and money laundering case, but the move could be a play to avoid further jail time amid uncertainty about the future of the country’s anti-corruption efforts. ...
More than 700 professors, authors and researchers from academic centers in Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa on Monday condemned the closure and confiscation of the Jesuit Central American University of Nicaragua (UCA) by Daniel Ortega’s government last month....
“We are very concerned about the risk faced and vulnerability in which an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees find themselves as they cross the Darien Gap said a statement by Marta Hurtado, spokeswoman for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights....
"Choreographies of the Impossible" is political, poetic, brave, emphatic, heterogeneous, irregular, discursive but also sensual, a journey that serves as an alternate #history of the #art of the 20th & 21st centuries, paying less attention to Western hegemony & more to the #wisdom of #underappreciated traditions, such as #Indigenous cultures & #African#diaspora in #LatinAmerica, the #Arab world & #Asian continent.
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.
Authoritarian #Bukele seeking re-election in #ElSalvador in clear violation to our constitution. The international community has remained silent and lukewarm ... until today's statement. 🤔 #politics#LatinAmerica
Argentina’s decision to join the BRICS is facing backlash at home, with two leading presidential candidates criticizing members of the group of major emerging market economies, and one of them vowing to pull the South American country from the bloc altogether.
Supporting a gradual, step-wise adoption of conservation agriculture — along with livestock and residue management, use of new crops and improved varieties, and appropriate mechanization — appears promising....
To foster mutual understanding and share valuable insights into labor-related matters, the Minister of Labor of El Salvador, Rolando Castro, held a productive meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Marinho. The focus of the discussion revolved around labor rights, particularly in the context of rural employment.
Special mosquitoes being bred to fight dengue in Honduras (mmnews.tv)
Honduras: For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists found a potentially more effective way to control the disease — breeding special mosquitoes to fight dengue....
Paraguay wants its money back from the World Health Organization's COVAX mechanism (en.mercopress.com)
Paraguay's Health Minister María Teresa Barán criticized the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX mechanism for distributing vaccines against Covid-19 worldwide and refused to accept the next batch from the global agency....
UN report on Ecuador links crime with poverty, faults government for not ending bonded labor (www.thespec.com)
A U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies as part of key policy changes needed alongside their continuing efforts to combat the drug-related crime that has undermined the country's peaceful image....
Mexican president Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador visiting Chile Stresses the 9/11 Betrayal of Allende (havanatimes.org)
Chilean president Gabriel Boric in the company of Mexican president Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador (AMLO) – who arrived in the country to commemorate the Coup d’état – valued the solidarity that Mexico had for the Chilean exiles in the seventies and highlighted that Allende’s sacrifice transcended the country’s borders....
Guatemala Ex-President Pleads Guilty in Graft Case Amid Shifting Corruption Climate (insightcrime.org)
Guatemala’s ex-President Otto Pérez Molina has pleaded guilty in a bribery and money laundering case, but the move could be a play to avoid further jail time amid uncertainty about the future of the country’s anti-corruption efforts. ...
Nicaragua: More than 700 academics condemn the closure of the Jesuit University (nationworldnews.com)
More than 700 professors, authors and researchers from academic centers in Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa on Monday condemned the closure and confiscation of the Jesuit Central American University of Nicaragua (UCA) by Daniel Ortega’s government last month....
United Nations Concerned At Vulnerability Of Migrants Crossing Darien Gap (menafn.com)
“We are very concerned about the risk faced and vulnerability in which an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees find themselves as they cross the Darien Gap said a statement by Marta Hurtado, spokeswoman for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights....
Cuba uncovers human trafficking of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.
Argentina’s Top Presidential Candidates Reject BRICS Membership (www.bloomberg.com)
Argentina’s decision to join the BRICS is facing backlash at home, with two leading presidential candidates criticizing members of the group of major emerging market economies, and one of them vowing to pull the South American country from the bloc altogether.
Smallholder Mexican farmers adopt resource-conserving innovations: slowly and in bits (www.cimmyt.org)
Supporting a gradual, step-wise adoption of conservation agriculture — along with livestock and residue management, use of new crops and improved varieties, and appropriate mechanization — appears promising....
Ministers of Labor from El Salvador and Brazil Collaborate to Enhance Rural Labor Initiatives. (elsalvadorinenglish.com)
To foster mutual understanding and share valuable insights into labor-related matters, the Minister of Labor of El Salvador, Rolando Castro, held a productive meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Marinho. The focus of the discussion revolved around labor rights, particularly in the context of rural employment.