Full Coverage: Latin America and the Caribbean
June 2008
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06/27/2008
ASUNCION, Jun 26 (IPS) - Paraguay's public hospitals are on the verge of collapse, due to a lack of resources for responding to the wave of southern hemisphere winter illnesses. The first measure to be adopted by the new government that will take over in August will be to declare a "social emergency" in healthcare, the future health minister told IPS.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Paraguay] [Health] [Disease/treatment] [Governance] |
06/23/2008
Privatization, free trade, and market forces...the rich world insists poor states play by our rules. But they don't work. Time to let countries determine their own destinies, asks Duncan Green.
Read moreFrom: New Statesman Related: [Botswana] [Haiti] [Poverty] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] |
06/23/2008
One month after the largest, single-site workplace immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds of residents of Postville, Iowa are unable to work or feed their families as they await deportation orders that could take months.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [United States] [Mexico] [Guatemala] [Labor] [Migration] [Civil Rights] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/21/2008
Un mes después de la mayor redada de inmigración en un solo lugar de trabajo en la historia de los EE.UU., las familias de Postville todavía viven con el miedo de que regresen los agentes de inmigración.
Read moreFrom: New America Media Related: [Guatemala] [Mexico] [United States] [Labor] [Migration] [Civil Rights] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/17/2008
The aftermath of a recent immigration raid in Iowa demonstrates the human cost of removing migrant workers from their families and community, writes journalist Lynda Waddington.
Read moreFrom: Reproductive Health Reality Check Related: [United States] [Guatemala] [Children] [Labor] [Migration] [Business] [Civil Rights] [Religion] [Social Exclusion] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/14/2008
Nearly 3,000 Americans have signed a petition by an international aid group urging the G-8 finance ministers, meeting this weekend, to cancel Haiti's "illegitimate" billion dollar debt as Haitians struggle to endure sky-rocketing prices of food and fuel.
Read moreFrom: Jubilee USA Network Related: [Haiti] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] |
06/13/2008
As food prices and hunger continue to rise worldwide, small farmers in Brazil, Guatemala, and Mexico are suggesting solutions quite different than the free trade policies endorsed at a recent UN food summit in Rome.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Mexico] [Guatemala] [Brazil] [Agriculture] [Food] [Capacity Building] [Consumption] [Conservation] |
06/12/2008
An appeal launched earlier this year urging the next U.S. president to make nuclear disarmament a priority has garnered attention and signatures from citizens, Nobel Peace Laureates, and groups around the world.
Read moreFrom: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Related: [United States] [International Cooperation] [Nuclear Issues] [Geopolitics] [Nuclear Arms] [Peace] |
06/11/2008
Multi-nationalism, agrarian reform, and direct democracy are the only ways to end societal exclusion of indigenous people in Ecuador, argues indigenous leader Dr. Luis Macas.
Read moreFrom: In Motion Magazine Related: [Ecuador] [Land] [Social Exclusion] [Indigenous Rights] [Culture] [Democracy] |
06/10/2008
The Organization of American States adopted a resolution last week condemning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, but new laws must be implemented and enforced for the resolution to be effective, says a human rights watchdog.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [Northern America] [Social Exclusion] [Human Rights] [Gender] [Sexuality] [Social Exclusion] |
06/09/2008
Single mother Judith Alexandre and other Haitian families are hard hit by raised food prices, but an international relief organization is working diligently to provide for those who have no other option but to skip meals.
Read moreFrom: Oxfam America Related: [Haiti] [Aid] [Food] [Poverty] [Trade] |
06/06/2008
The Peruvian government must protect the livelihoods and lands of isolated tribes in the Peruvian rainforest, said a South American indigenous federation after photos were taken of uncontacted tribes living along the Brazil-Peru border.
Read moreFrom: Survival International Related: [South America] [Brazil] [Peru] [Land] [Forests] [Indigenous Rights] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] |
06/06/2008
Activists from Argentina to Ghana are using cell phones to monitor environmental conditions, organize rallies, and inform consumers about the environmental impact of their purchases.
Read moreFrom: Global Voices Online Related: [Argentina] [Ghana] [Kenya] [United Kingdom] [United States] [Environmental Activism] [Pollution] [Communication] [ICT] [Activism] |
06/04/2008
Fertility rates in Central America far exceed the Latin American average because Central American youth lack access to sex education, contraceptives, and youth-oriented policies, says a new study by a sexual health institute.
Read moreFrom: Guttmacher Institute Related: [El Salvador] [Guatemala] [Honduras] [Nicaragua] [Education] [Youth] [Health] |
06/03/2008
A group of indigenous women in the Argentinean highlands have become global entrepreneurs and key participants in local politics while dealing with the mountain of lead in their backyard.
Read moreFrom: North American Congress on Latin America Related: [Argentina] [Poverty] [Business] [Gender] [Indigenous Rights] [Environmental Activism] [Pollution] |
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