The new coronavirus, called COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, has already infected more than 75,000 people globally and caused more than 2,000 deaths.

Carnival is a staple of Brazilian culture that is celebrated in every city of Brazil and is used as a platform for various movements related to gender, race, and more.

Officials made available the purchase of rationed potatoes to provinces that previously did not receive the plant; however, in order to buy their ration, Cubans had to wait in line for several hours.

The Mujeres Indígenas del Paraguay (Mipy), a group of indigenous women, has proposed this year to work on an agenda, beyond public policies, that will defend and protect the well-being of minors in their community who are exposed to violence, sexual abuse, and addiction.

Recognizing the unique struggles facing this generation, the Archdiocese of Mexico, headed by Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, has reached out to young people, wanting to strengthen their bond with them.

In Peru, new initiatives will be made to change how poverty is measured, taking into account health conditions, education, and living conditions in regions.

After a complaint made in late January of this year, the water situation seems to have improved, but other problems still remain in Brazilian prisons.

A group of more than 300 women who work in the Foreign Service created the Argentine Diplomatic Network with the aim of fighting against the “historic invisibility of women in the diplomatic profession.”

Truckers in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, continue a protest blocking certain streets of the city indefinitely because of a government measure against air pollution that banned the circulation of vehicles in the city that are more than 20 years old. The government had previously banned vehicles over 10 years old but lifted the ban on

The well-known, non-governmental organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) published a report titled “No Way Out: The Humanitarian Crisis the Asylum-Seeking Migrant Population Faces Trapped Between the United States, Mexico and the Central American Northern Triangle,” recounting the dangers and trauma that migrants face on their way to the United States – Mexico border.