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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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Bolivia |
Transgenic corn puts at risk native varieties |
Transgenic crops wipe out communities, local farming and food production systems. |
6/28/2017 |
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Honduras |
Adolescent mothers are victims of violence, abandonment and misinformation |
Lack of sex and reproductive education in schools leads to a considerable incidence of adolescent pregnancy. |
6/26/2017 |
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Colombia |
A halfway achievement in adolescent pregnancy reduction |
Although there are fewer pregnancies in adolescents aged between 15 and 19, an increase is observed in girls under 14. |
6/26/2017 |
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Peru |
Teen pregnancy figures have not reduced in 25 years |
Lack of comprehensive sex education and nonexistent prevention campaigns are the leading cause for an increased incidence of pregnancies in girls 11 to 15. |
6/26/2017 |
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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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