The lower class grew from 13.3% of the total to 16.7%; employment and inflation were major causes; recovery slowed for the middle class, while the land is held by fewer hands, and unions are divided over whether to strike against the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Violence has come to the emergency rooms of the Venezuelan hospitals, while problems persist for the distribution of some basic food items, and Venezuelans are unimpressed by new measures by President Maduro to address shortages.

More than 56 million people have been lifted out of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years, according to the United Nations Development, around 200 million more, 37.8% of the population, remain vulnerable. 

The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism talked about her relationship with the Minister of Education in response to questions about her sexuality. 

Chicken and pork products are in big demand in Bolivia, while the latest nutrition survey showed that one in five children are over weight or obese in Costa Rica. 

Because the Catholic Church will not support gay unions and marriage, the Deputy Minister of Decolonization, Felix Cárdenas, said the clergy must break with its “machista ways.” 

In 2010 the Yaqui tribe, which is based in southern Sonora, began yet another struggle to defend its rights.  That year, the government of Sonora announced the construction of Acueducto Independencia.  The Yaquis immediately objected because the project was approved without proper consultation with the people and, above all, because it will drain one million

Weak early childhood development, high levels of school failure, the weakening of family and community life, a lack of opportunities and unemployment: Uruguayan children of incarcerated parents suffer their own form of punishment.  

A study by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPyD) shows a significant reduction in general and extreme poverty in the Dominican Republic over the last two years.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged States of the region “to take immediate action to contribute to the protection of the rights of peoples in voluntary isolation,” given their high vulnerability to the large-scale exploitation of natural resources on their territories.