Finance Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean They expressed this Friday from Washington the need to increase financing in water, sanitation and hygiene to combat the crisis suffered by the region due to the climate change and extreme weather events. This was stated by the representatives who attended a meeting at the headquarters of […]
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Curacao’s iconic floating market is reborn after reopening the border with Venezuela
Four generations of the Lambs have crossed 100 km of sea between Venezuela and Curacao to sell fruit and vegetables in the emblematic floating market of Willemstad, which has recovered in recent months after four hard years of border closures. “We have the best of the best,” says one of the vendors to a woman […]
Latin America and the Caribbean commit to eradicating hunger and poverty
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean They committed this Thursday to eradicate hunger, poverty and structural inequalities in order to guarantee the right to adequate food, without leaving anyone behind. That is one of the main conclusions of the 38th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), […]
Presidents of Cuba and Honduras call for peace in the region without external interference
The presidents of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, called this Friday to maintain peace in the region without external interference, pointing to USAduring the VIII summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac). “Peace in Latin America and the Caribbean must be based on respect for non-interference in the […]
El Niño may cause record average temperatures this year in some areas
The actual El Niño phenomenon could cause in several areas of the planet, such as the Bay of Bengal, the Philippines, the sea Caribbeanhe Amazon or Alaska, record average surface temperatures will be recorded until June 2024. A model-based study published today by Scientific Report and signed by Chinese researchers suggests that there is an […]
Chile will host a meeting of Latin American education ministers on the post-pandemic
Chili will host on January 25 and 26 the extraordinary meeting of ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean, ‘Ministerial of Education: Santiago 2024’which will seek to propose concrete actions to overcome the educational crisis left by the pandemic in the region. “Efforts must be redoubled so that educational recovery and transformation are […]
Brussels urges Latin America to “take advantage” of EU investments
The European Commission hopes that Latin America know “leverage” the investments that European Union plans to carry out on the continent under the Global Gateway program, and considers that both regions “they need each other” in the current global scenario. This is the message channeled by the director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations […]
Basic education is the ‘Achilles heel’ of technological development in Latin America
The difficulties in education basic are the ‘Achilles heel’ of the technological development of Latin Americasaid this Monday experts gathered in Bogotá where they advocated promoting the improvement of basic skills and then developing “specific special abilities”. “There are many aspects, such as the issue of two languages and specific special skills, that we must […]
IDB urges Latin America to take advantage of the “opportunity” of the energy transition
The president of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)the Brazilian Ilan Goldfajnstated this Tuesday that Latin America and the Caribbean, despite their fiscal problems, are at “the center of the opportunities” offered by the energy transition. “Latin America and the Caribbean “They continue to face challenges,” with “a growing demand for social improvements along with fiscal restrictions […]
ECLAC calls for progress towards “solid” institutionality in Latin America
The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and the Minister of Social Development of ChiliJaviera Toro, called this Tuesday to move towards a “consolidated and resilient” social institutionality to promote and guarantee economic, social, cultural and environmental rights at the inauguration of the Fifth Meeting […]