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Country / Region
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Tittle
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Resume
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Date
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See
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Brazil |
“Why do we have to die for a territory that is ours?” |
The Guarani-Kaiowa indigenous peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul do not let their guard down in their struggle to obtain recognition and territorial demarcation of their ancestral lands. |
6/20/2017 |
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Puerto Rico |
Low turnout in non-binding referendum |
Barely 23 percent of the electorate turned out to vote to decide on independence, statehood, or to remain a US commonwealth. |
6/20/2017 |
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Southern Cone |
Teen pregnancy prevention is imperative |
Teen pregnancy puts in evidence an economic, territorial and gender inequality. |
6/14/2017 |
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Chile |
The ordeal of migrants |
Migrants face prejudices, xenophobia and racism, besides bureaucratic obstacles that do not recognize their qualifications. |
6/14/2017 |
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Ecuador |
“The future is now” |
Lenín Moreno sworn in the presidency with a conciliatory speech. |
6/5/2017 |
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Latin America / The Caribbean |
In brief |
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Panamá, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela |
6/5/2017 |
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Peru |
Venezuelan migrants in pursuit of better opportunities |
Political and social crisis in their native land force thousands of Venezuelan citizens to abandon their country. |
5/24/2017 |
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Haiti |
Chile attracts Haitian migrants |
More and more young people want to leave the country as a result of the persistent socioeconomic crisis. |
5/24/2017 |
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Argentina |
Human rights at the crossroads |
Government enacted a law against the Supreme Court ruling that would reduce prison terms to those sentenced for crimes against humanity. |
5/24/2017 |
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Haiti |
Le Chili attire les migrants haïtiens |
Beaucoup plus de jeunes veulent laisser le pays en raison de la crise socio-économique qui persiste. |
5/24/2017 |
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Venezuela |
Country in dispute |
Forces from the right, the left, domestic, international, Chavista and non-Chavista are disputing the course of the country. |
5/16/2017 |
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The Caribbean |
Plans to address climate change |
Caribbean nations design systems and strategies to minimize adverse effects of climate change. |
5/16/2017 |
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Venezuela |
País em disputa |
Forças de direita, de esquerda, nacionais, internacionais, chavistas e não chavistas disputam o rumo do país. |
5/16/2017 |
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Latin America |
Freedom of the press under scrutiny |
UNESCO alerts on the growing media concentration while journalists are victims of attacks. |
5/16/2017 |
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The Caribbean |
Plans to address climate change |
Caribbean nations design systems and strategies to minimize adverse effects of climate change. |
5/11/2017 |
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Latin America |
In brief |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Latin America, Mexico, Paraguay |
5/1/2017 |
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Peru |
Coastal El Niño has passed but its aftermath remains |
Intense warming of the waters along Peru´s coast highlights the lack of preparation and risk management. |
4/24/2017 |
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Argentina |
Indigenous people must be consulted on proposed legislation |
Court ruling exhorts the Córdoba government to implement prior consultation process before the approval of a legislative initiative on native forests. |
4/24/2017 |
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Paraguay |
Dispute over presidential reelection triggers political crisis |
Violent protests to oppose constitutional reform project to allow consecutive or alternate presidential reelection approved by a group of senators. |
4/17/2017 |
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El Salvador |
Ban on metal mining, a first step in a broader struggle |
Law closes the door on underground and open-pit mining extraction, and also prohibits the use of cyanide and other chemical compounds used to process gold ore. |
4/17/2017 |
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