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At UN, Central American leaders urge ‘rethink’ of system used to classify development status

At UN, Central American leaders urge ‘rethink’ of system used to classify development status

Sep 20, 2017, at 05:52 pm

New York, Sept 20(Just Earth News): In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera called for the UN to rethink the concept of per capita income as a reference for determining a country's development, stressing that only a multidimensional vision of development and poverty will allow an understanding of the needs of populations and families. New York, Sept 20(Just Earth News): In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera called for the UN to rethink the concept of per capita income as a reference for determining a country's development, stressing that only a multidimensional vision of development and poverty will allow an understanding of the needs of populations and families.

Emigration and food insecurity in Central American 'dry corridor' focus of new UN-backed study

Emigration and food insecurity in Central American 'dry corridor' focus of new UN-backed study

Aug 24, 2017, at 09:39 am

New York, Aug 24(Just Earth News): A new inter-agency study released on Wednesday found a correlation between prolonged droughts in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – exacerbated by El Niño phenomenon from 2014 to 2016 – and the increase in irregular migration from these countries to the United States, the United Nations food relief agency reported.