Issue Jan 25-31 2023: According to a Transparency International (TI) report, Corruption Perception Index, in 2022, Paraguay returned to being the second most corrupt country in South America.

Issue Jan 25-31 2023: Hundreds of immigrants travelling in caravans to the United States have stopped their journey and turned themselves in to the authorities.

Issue Jan 25-31 2023: Mexico is going through the second largest external displacement crisis in the world as described by the Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (ACNUR).

Issue Jan 25-31 2023: According to analysts, CELAC’s “ideologization” could be slowing down “true integration” in the region.

Issue Jan 18-24 2023: Tensions between Colombia and Guatemala are the result of revenge.

Issue Jan 18-24 2023: On January 18th, nearly 100 people slept on the outskirts of the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration of Costa Rica to complete a quota where they may request refuge.

Issue Jan 18-24 2023: From 2017 to the end of 2022, more than 35,685 Dominicans traveled to Guatemala, after it was announced in March 2017 that citizens of the Dominican Republic could enter the country without a visa.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, has publicly condemned the investigation in Guatemala that is looking into a connection between Colombia’s minister of defense, Iván Velásquez, and the Odebrecht corruption scandal.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: UNASUR faced various issues that led to its virtual end in 2018; however, with the possibilities of it being reintroduced, it is essential to learn from its previous experiences to prevent future problems and avoid repeated mistakes.

Issue Jan 11-17 2023: Authorities seek to rehabilitate exports and imports between the two territories. The exchange has been suspended after a landslide on the Pan-American highway which occurred on Monday, January 9, 2023.