Various vendors at markets throughout the Honduran capital have agreed that efforts to avoid the spread of Covid-19 are “valid” and believe that they are intended to protect the integrity of consumers who need to buy food and basic products during the pandemic.

In an online talk titled “Pandemic and Multiculturism,” organized by the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, social scientists reflected on the societal effects of past epidemics in Panama and cautioned society against the formation of discriminatory policies emerging from responses to the disease.

Even before the coronavirus pandemic started, Latin American prisons were known to have poor living conditions, with Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, declaring that they had “deplorable hygienic conditions.”

At least 30 people sleep on the streets in the Tegucigalpa neighborhood Buenos Aires after being evicted from their homes and apartments.

Throughout Latin America, indigenous women face unique challenges, especially during this time of uncertainty and inequality during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the midst of the health emergency of COVID-19, 35.9 million students in basic and upper secondary school across Mexico were sent home without the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) having a plan to facilitate the continuation of their education.

Boy Scouts throughout the Dominican Republic have played a key role in the distribution of food for families with few resources.

With a substantial aging population of its own, Cuba is learning from other countries’ experiences with COVID-19 in nursing homes and is preparing for the potential impact it could have on the island’s elderly population.

After meeting with regional and federal authorities, the leaders of the Asháninka and Yanesha indigenous groups decided to close entry to their communities to prevent coronavirus infections.

Animal rescue shelters in Ecuador are facing a decrease in donations as the number of stray dogs and cats increases.