Noor Mahtani

Family and friends of the victims of the Jet Set nightclub accident are mourning their sudden loss and demanding an investigation into the cause of the roof collapse

A legal reform in El Salvador allows minors to go to adult prisons. Since the state of emergency began three years ago, more than 3,000 kids have been prosecuted

El Salvador’s woes are hitting the Cortéz family hard. The mother lost a daughter after she was denied an abortion. Her son was detained amid the gang war – even though he maintains his innocence – while a third child had to migrate

Hundreds of leaders and experts at the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean, organized in Panama by CAF, the PRISA Group and WIP, debate the challenges faced by the region, the energy transition, social cohesion, the fight against crime, and territorial integration

More than 74 land defenders from various First Nations have created an online space they say is free of ‘racism and neoliberal discourse,’ designed for the posting of stories from Mesoamerican lands and their diasporas

Guatemala is home to six institutions of multi-ethnic higher learning whose mission is to pass on ancestral lessons and impart degrees. ‘Our mission is not economistic, but social,’ says one rector

A report by ECLAC and Ayuda en Acción warns of an escalating rural exodus, increased job insecurity, and the decline of the agricultural sector

The Colombian journalist criticizes President Gustavo Petro’s plan for total peace, the reintegration of rapists and violence against female reporters, and has launched a documentary on sexual exploitation in Cartagena

The first female Surgeon General of California warns about how violent environments increase the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in children. ‘It’s a global public health crisis,’ she says

The refrigerators of the best restaurants in Latin America are increasingly filled with the ingredients of the Amazon. In this new culinary revolution, the cultivation of camu camu or mambe is becoming an alternative to illicit economies

The renowned British primatologist and ethologist reflects at 90 on the power of empathy and calls on decision-makers to act against biodiversity loss: ‘I hope COP16 is not just all talk’

Three months after 300 families from the Guna Yala archipelago were relocated to the mainland, students still need to go to the island for classes. Teachers fear that drop-out rates could rise

Heat waves reduce the number of motile sperm by up to 10%, according to an Argentine study. ‘Eventually it will be one more variable for planning parenthood,’ says one of the authors of the report

The May and June indicators are atypical for this season, and global warming has a lot to do with it. Studies suggest that the next tropical hurricanes will be more intense than in previous years

While the EU includes this practice in human trafficking laws, the South American nation is a popular and affordable choice for local and foreign couples seeking a surrogate

‘La Brega’ is a bilingual program that talks about racism, environmental challenges, and colonialism on the island and among the diaspora

The Yaque River basin restoration project has reduced soil degradation by 18%, although gentrification and climate change remain threats

For the past 30 years, Colonel Angelo Rabelo has been fighting against animal-trafficking and poaching in the Pantanal, the largest freshwater wetland on the planet, which lies between Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay

A new report released by OECD, ECLAC, CAF and the European Commission shows that private financing for development has tripled in the region, and identifies the care economy, agriculture and digital transformation as key sectors of opportunity

According to the Environmental Impunity Index, the region fails to protect its ecology. Only 0.18% of the total GDP of Central and South America is invested in mitigating the climate crisis

The Central American nation is pioneering a restorative system that prioritizes rehabilitation over prison

The Mexican researcher co-authored a study showing that 1.5 million women’s deaths could be avoided through primary prevention or early detection

The Costa Rican scientist is calling for greater investment in parasitic diseases which affect one billion people in the world, mainly in Indigenous and vulnerable populations

Latin America and the Caribbean have an enormous educational setback, and those who carry the burden are poorly paid, technologically challenged teachers with pandemic fatigue

More than 270,000 women had their tubes tied without their consent during the Fujimori regime