The Bolivian activist, writer and popular educator calls for better coordination among global women’s movements in order to confront a ‘patriarchy that presents itself in the form of fascist groups’
The injection not only interrupts the transmission of the virus, which kills on average 50% of those who become infected, but also increases the survival rate among those who had already been infected before receiving the dose, according to research by Doctors Without Borders published in ‘The Lancet’
Lola Castro, director of the U.N. World Food Program in Latin America and the Caribbean, calls for an urgent increase in climate funds and debt swapping to devote resources to adaptation and mitigation
The ecologist Lélia Wanick shares her passion and fear for the future of the tropical forest with EL PAÍS, after receiving the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. Alongside her husband — the photographer Sebastião Salgado — she reforested more than 1,700 acres of land in her native Brazil
The sex trafficking of girls and young women for prostitution in the Caribbean country is a deep-rooted problem. Training them so that they do not fall victim to prostitution rings and raising awareness in the tourism sector are ways to prevent it. But new legislation to adapt the law to fight new types of criminality remains stalled
Early pregnancies and marriage are weighing down on the future of young women in the Caribbean country. At least 20% of girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are mothers. In addition to dealing with health risks, more than half of these young mother are forced to abandon their studies
Mayors from around the world gathered in London to share public health strategies at the Summit of the Alliance of Healthy Cities: ‘There are lives that can be saved’
More than 84% of products are tossed directly in the trash without even being cooked, a problem that is also increasing pressure on climate, water, and land resources
NGOs are campaigning to put sexual and reproductive rights on agenda for development goal talks
Led by Amnesty International, the groups cite changes to Spain's abortion law as retrograde
Single-issue campaign groups and online petitions have enjoyed exponential growth
But is all this frenetic energy diminishing the opportunity to create a front against powers-that-be?
Brands such as Balay, Renault and Hero are highlighting the Spanish origin of their products to win over consumers
Price most influences purchases, research shows
Cuban immigrant Julio Basilio González relies on informal help to attend his multiple health problems
He was denied healthcare because of his lack of residency papers