Issue Dec 01-31 2022: In 2022, Uruguay entered 33 new markets selling animal and plant products. Adriana Lupinacci, director of the Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales del Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP) said, “We have had a very productive year in accessing markets.”

Issue Dec 01-31 2022: As global competition to attract qualified human capital grows in the developed world, many Latin American countries are losing.

Issue Nov 16-30 2022: Tomoya Obokata, United Nations (UN) special rapporteur for new forms of slavery, has called upon the Costa Rican government to continue their efforts in tackling forced labor.

Issue Nov 16-30 2022: State press has started a propaganda campaign praising the results from a recent trip to China.

Issue Nov 16-30 2022: Amnesty International published a press release on Monday, November 28, that called for the release of Virginia Laparra, the former head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity (Peci) in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

Issue Nov 09-15 2022: The Directors of Migration of Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica seek a meeting with international organizations who deal with unauthorized migration problems. The directors want to meet before the first week of December, making it the second gathering of these migratory entities.

Issue Nov 09-15 2022: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) condemned violence, rape, racism, and attacks on institutions during the Santa Cruz strike in Bolivia.

Issue Nov 09-15 2022: The Guatemalan coffee sector expects a drop in the demand for coffee beans in Europe as they currently face an energy crisis, limiting their roasting production capabilities.

Issue Nov 09-15 2022: Uruguay is the Latin American country most influenced by China, both in the public and private sector.

Issue Nov 02-08 2022: Coopelibertad is creating a path for trade with South Korea by participating in a Fair Trade event in the province of Gyeonggi.