Human Development Report: Latin America and the Caribbean
Promising improvements in the Human Development Index of the region but there is still great inequality says 20th Human Development Report released by the United Nations Development Programme.
Haitians turn on UN peacekeepers they blame for cholera outbreak
Rioters and troops clash amid claims from locals that Nepalese soldiers working for UN mission brought disease to country.
Growing social discontent in Bolivia and Ecuador
In a new book, Dancing with Dynamite, journalist Ben Dangl describes the growing discontent of social movements in the governments they brought to power. He explains his views in a short video.
Peasants are Victims of the Cornering of the Land Market in...
Peasants are suffering the effects of a land grab, stimulated by governments, anxious about their food security, and by multinationals, keen to cash in on agrofuels (In English and French).
MEXICO: Cancún climate summit: Rich accused of ‘holding humanity hostage’
Latin American leaders claim poorest nations imperilled by lack of action on global warming.
HONDURAS: A State of Siege in Northern Honduras: Land, Palm Oil...
HONDURAS: A State of Siege in Northern Honduras: Land, Palm Oil and Media. As the right wing de facto government continues to rule in Honduras, peasants are marginalised and the press is silenced. The violence continues.
Haiti: The business of disaster
Haiti: the business of disaster. US corporations are profiting handsomely from the large quantities of food aid, mostly rice, which is being brought into the country in the wake of the earthquake. But this rice is sounding the death kn
Cuban Medics: a Big Force on Haiti Cholera Frontline
As Haiti's population continues to battle the cholera epidemic, Cuban medics rally to help with trained personnel. Having established a presence in the country 12 years ago during Hurricane George they know the landsape they are operating in
The Poor Always Pay: The Electoral Crisis in Haiti
Beverly Bell looks at the real winners and losers from the crisis which has taken over since the disputed elections in Haiti on 28th November. Regardless of who is drawn the winner in the second round, it is the poor, who number the greatest, who will
OAS Diplomat’s Words Rattle Haiti’s Occupation Regime
Ricardo Seitenfus, representative to Haiti of the OAS is recalled from his posting after delivering a hard-hitting assessment of the foreign role in Haiti.