—Researched and written by Michèle Favarger— Private ventures push for commercialization of water, leaving communities parched. Salvadorans protest government-proposed privatization of water.

—Researched and written by Maria Cueva— In 2015, the UN General Assembly approved Agenda 2030, which fights to eradicate poverty and inequality of all forms. It also focuses on integrating businesses with sustainability efforts, while reversing the effects of climate change, and increasing protection of the environment by the year 2030.

–Researched and written by Carlin Daharsh— Cuba has been at the forefront of some areas of human security by fostering high literacy rates, making efforts to close gender gaps, and providing healthcare to Cubans and foreigners alike. While the country’s communist/socialist state subsidizes many of these sectors to relieve individual burdens, the average Cuban salary

The Agricultural Planning Unit in Colombia has found that 54.3% of land within the country’s borders is exploited by people who do not hold a title deed for the area they use for farming.

Sharing its lengthy western border with the Pacific Ocean, Peru has an economy strongly bolstered by the fishing industry.

With a population of 6.7 million people, Paraguay has more active phone connections, 7.7 million, than it does people.