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Rethinking development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean is a middle-income region but has not yet become a middle-class society.
UNDP seals strategic partnership on prisons in Brazil
The National Justice Council (CNJ), UNDP and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed an international technical cooperation project to strengthen monitoring and supervision of the prison and…
UNDP and CAF join forces to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls
The two-year programme “Development of State Capacities to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Women and Girls”, will work with the governments of Argentina, Ecuador and Peru to increase their…
Latin America Launches a New Roadmap to Save the Jaguar
The main jaguar conservation organizations and governments of Latin America designate November 29 as International Jaguar Day.
Mining and socio-environmental issues in Latin America: Community-based environmental monitoring as a tool to build transparency and trust
A recent report of the Canadian International Resources and Development Institute revealed that socio-environmental conflicts in mining regions have been on the rise in the last 10 years, particularly…
Surinamese Women Transform Their Community with Solar Energy
Ana Nantawi and Ketura Aparaka are two members of the Tepu community from an isolated indigenous village located in Southeast Suriname near the borders of Brazil and French Guiana.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2018
Latin America and the Caribbean need an economic growth model that won´t lead to environmental degradation, UNDP
Meeting with environmental authorities from 33 countries, Regional Director of UNDP highlighted the role of innovation and technology to use resources more efficiently and sustainably
Spotlight Initiative: European Union and United Nations join forces to end violence against women in Latin America
The new programmes will address legislative and policy gaps, strengthen institutions, promote gender-equitable attitudes, and provide quality services for survivors and reparations for victims of…
