Latin America Still Has a Long Way to Go to Eliminate Gender Violence — Global Issues

Latin America Still Has a Long Way to Go to Eliminate Gender Violence — Global Issues

“He who loves does not kill, does not humiliate or mistreat” reads a poster carried in a protest against violence against women in Lima, the capital of Peru, which is part of a slogan repeated in demonstrations against femicides and other forms of sexist violence in Latin America. CREDIT: Mariela…

Argentines Get Used to the Fact that Inflation Can Always Get Worse — Global Issues

Argentines Get Used to the Fact that Inflation Can Always Get Worse — Global Issues

José Lonardi stands in his tiny candy and beverage shop in downtown Buenos Aires. Customers, he says, have lost all reference points for the price of products in Argentina and so nothing surprises them anymore. CREDIT: Daniel Gutman / IPS by Daniel Gutman (buenos aires) Thursday, November 16, 2023 Inter Press…

Eradicating Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean — Global Issues

Eradicating Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean — Global Issues

6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from hunger, or 43.2 million people. Credit: FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Friday, November 10, 2023 Inter Press Service SANTIAGO, Nov 10 (IPS) – Mario Lubetkin is FAO Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Latin America and the…

Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador

Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador

Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador by Edgardo Ayala (chirilagua, el salvador) Tuesday, November 07, 2023 Inter Press Service CHIRILAGUA, El Salvador, Nov 07 (IPS) – Neither the central government nor most of El Salvador’s 262 municipalities have had the capacity to install enough wastewater treatment plants to prevent…

Unpalatable Choices in Election Plagued with Uncertainty — Global Issues

Unpalatable Choices in Election Plagued with Uncertainty — Global Issues

Credit: Tomás Cuesta/Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov 03 (IPS) – For many of Argentina’s voters the choice in the 19 November presidential runoff is between the lesser of two evils: Sergio Massa, economy minister of a government…

Hurricane Otis and the Indifference Toward the Children of Acapulco — Global Issues

Hurricane Otis and the Indifference Toward the Children of Acapulco — Global Issues

Opinion by Rosi Orozco (acapulco, mexico) Thursday, November 02, 2023 Inter Press Service ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov 02 (IPS) – Acapulco is a paradise. A port of golden sunsets, toasted sand, and deep blue sea. Its dream beaches captivated the hearts of Elvis Presley and Elizabeth Taylor. US President John F. Kennedy…

Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands — Global Issues

Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands — Global Issues

Fermina Quispe (fourth from the right, standing) poses for photos together with other farmers from the Women’s Association of Huerto de Nueva Esperanza, which she chairs and with which she promotes crop irrigation with solar pumps in her community, Llarapi Chico, located more than 4,000 meters above sea level in…

How to Defend the Environment and Survive in the Attempt, as a Woman in Mexico — Global Issues

How to Defend the Environment and Survive in the Attempt, as a Woman in Mexico — Global Issues

Dozens of women environmentalists participated in Mexico City in the launch of the Voices of Life campaign by eight non-governmental organizations on Oct. 12, 2023, which brings together hundreds of activists in five of the country’s 32 states. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (mexico city) Tuesday, October 24,…

A Step Forward for Indigenous Peoples Rights — Global Issues

A Step Forward for Indigenous Peoples Rights — Global Issues

Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 24 (IPS) – Brazil’s Supreme Court has delivered a long-awaited ruling upholding Brazilian Indigenous peoples’ claims to their traditional land. It did so by rejecting the ‘Temporal Framework’ principle, which only allowed for the…