The Ministry of Social Development (Mides) in Uruguay found an increase in the homeless population through a recent census. “At a glance, it would seem that the population on the streets increased and that population we have today is different from the past,” said Departmental Minister Marina Arismendi, interviewed by Channel 4’s Telebuendía program.

Over the past three years the Mexican federal government has reduced expenditures supporting sporting programs by as much as 68 percent.

“The arrival of the homeless has changed our lives,” asserts Claudia Espinosa, a commercial consultant in Bogotá’s downtown district.

Adriana Cabo, professor of architecture, characterizes narco-architecture as “ostentatious, exaggerated, disproportionate and full of symbols that seek to provide status and legitimize violence.” Cabo’s characterization is accompanied by a nuanced understanding of the significance of narco-esthetics to Colombian pop culture.

A debate has emerged around the increased rates of femicide in the Mexican state of Morelos and the statistical discrepancies provided by the state commission and judicial authority. Following the activation of the gender alert in August 2015, the government of Morelos credits the reeducation of boys and girls as a way to reduce femicide.

A new report on gender discrimination in Chile entitled “Diverse Chile: Instituting Equality” has been released by that country’s Center for Public Space Studies. In the document, one of the Center’s directors, Pablo Simonetti, argues that the public sector needs a new institution to formulate and promote a national policy on equality and non-discrimination.

According to a report issued by the Inter-American Bank of Development entitled “Emerging Voice: Perceptions on the quality of Life in Latin America and the Caribbean,” the efficiency of public transportation ranked fifth on the list of most important concerns voiced by residents throughout the region.

During the first half of 2016, authorities detected 9,377 irregular migrants inside Colombian territory.  The number is growing with each passing year: in 2015, only 8,855 were detected.

According to a new survey conducted throughout all of Mexico’s 32 states, people between the ages of 12 and 29 ranked politics and religion last among items that matter most to them.

LGBTQ persons are winning small battles for acceptance in a socially conservative nation.