Due to sexual violence and lack of access to health care, young women in Peru are left vulnerable to adolescent pregnancy.

A report from the United Nations (UN) Population Fund revealed that 18 million Latin American and Caribbean women were left without access to contraception during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Throughout Latin America, people are swapping fresh fruits and vegetables for foods high in sugar and starch as they try to stretch their dollars to feed their families.

The coronavirus pandemic is now responsible for almost a million deaths, and many are suffering from collateral damage such as poverty, unemployment, and eviction.

Dominican senators have released the records detailing their economic patrimonies, and their wealth highlights the class divide in the country.

Unemployment will multiply in Panama this year, which can cause a rise in crime rates and exacerbate protests in the streets.

A coalition of public universities in Costa Rica released the results of an extensive survey which measured Costa Ricans’ opinions about the best plan to help lift the country out of its current economic crisis.

Financial hardship due to COVID-19 has uprooted many families. In Guernica of Cordoba, Argentina, 2,500 families have been living in shelters since July.

For years, the Afro-descendant and indigenous communities of Nicaragua have faced invasion by colonists, public health crises, and now, lack of information and safety measures to combat COVID-19.

In Peru, the stay-at-home order issued in response to COVID-19 has hit those living in rural areas harder than most, especially women.