The problem is the slowdown in the private sector. 

Given the violence that daily takes the life of at least 13 people in Honduras, a proposed general disarmament regains momentum in the National Congress. 

The Argentine Center for Legal and Social Studies argued for the decriminalization of abortion. 

Historically reluctant to welcome children over three years old into their homes, Chilean couples have become more open to the idea of  adopting older children. 

Mexico must incorporate new protocols for investigations into the violent death of women, experts say. 

“Why is it more important who I sleep with than what I study?” asks a young generation that rejects the idea of ​​building a set sexual identity, and indeed, sees the insistence on such a requirement as “totalitarianism.” 

The effort to strengthen public education, the National Teaching Plan, along with a higher education reform initiative, will hit the Chilean national congress in March. 

An initiative by the city of São Paulo offers scholarships for transwomen to study, helping them move away from prostitution and street violence. 

Obesity weighs on Latin America after success in fighting hunger.  More than half of Latin American adults are overweight, and the percentage increases for the region’s poorest inhabitants. 

Honduras wants to target 400,000 illiterates, and the government expects to double the number of people who attend literacy programs.