89% increase in explosion victims in Colombia in 2024: Red Cross
Bogotá, Colombia — The International Committee for the Red Cross’ (ICRC) annual report on Colombia found an 89% increase in those killed or injured by...
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Chilean Government abandons Safe Stadium plan after violence leaves two dead
On April 10, two teenagers died moments before the country’s largest club Colo Colo was set to play Brazilian side Fortaleza in the Copa Libertadores. ...
Argentina’s decade-old monetary “clamp” ends following Milei’s newly signed IMF deal
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Decade-old monetary restrictions imposed on Argentinians were lifted on Monday following President Javier Milei’s administration’s announcement on April 11 that the...
Emergency Missions: the supportive community that transforms lives in Peru
Lima, Peru — In the most vulnerable corners of Lima, Peru, where hunger and despair seemed to have taken permanent residence, a man who once...
Rebel deal a glimmer of hope for Petro’s peace amid Colombia’s mounting conflict
Bogotá, Colombia – On Saturday, April 5, the Comuneros del Sur rebel group began handing over arms to the government, marking the first successful demobilization...
As crisis deepens, who has hope for Haiti? An interview with NGO workers on the ground
“Resilience” isn’t a strong enough word to describe Haitian people, Gaby Breton, an aid worker with Save the Children Haiti, told Latin America Reports. “They...
Petro said Mexican cartels control Colombia’s armed groups; experts say otherwise
As Colombia experiences new waves of armed conflict, President Gustavo Petro has increasingly pointed the finger at an unlikely actor: Mexican cartels. In multiple statements...
Trekking to Colombia’s melting glaciers on the ‘Climate Change Trail’
El Cocuy National Natural Park, Colombia — “We have to walk a bit further each time we come up here,” says Wilson Blanco, leading us...
Trekking to Colombia’s melting glaciers on the ‘Climate Change Trail’
El Cocuy National Natural Park, Colombia — “We have to walk a bit further each time we come up here,” says Wilson Blanco, leading us...
Meet ‘Tony’ Vargas: Supporting social reintegration of inmates in Lurigancho, one of Peru’s most overcrowded prisons
Lima, Peru — Before arriving at Lurigancho, one of Peru’s largest prisons, Antonio “Tony” Vargas Tenorio had a completely different life. He had a stable...
