UN agency helps farmers in Latin America broaden their market horizons
Dec 14, 2017, at 05:24 pm
New York, Dec 14(Just Earth News): Improving market access, particularly beyond national borders, for family farmers and small and medium agriculture enterprises in the Latin America and Caribbean region can help boost rural development as well as spur inclusive trade, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said.
Sep 28, 2017, at 04:13 pm
New York, Sept 28(Just Earth News): To help children and families affected by the series of natural disasters that have devastated countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said it has scaled up its humanitarian response the region.
Zika could end up costing Latin America and the Caribbean up to $18 billion, UN reports finds
Apr 07, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Apr 7(Just Earth News): In addition to the impact on public health, the tangible impact of the Zika outbreak, such as on gross domestic product (GDP), could cost the Latin American and the Caribbean region as much as $18 billion between 2015 and 2017, a new United Nations report has revealed.
Latin America and the Caribbean can make hunger history – UN agricultural agency
Jan 26, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, Jan 26 (Just Earth News): With continued and strengthened implementation of a regional food security plan, Latin America and the Caribbean could become the first developing region to completely eradicate hunger, the head of United Nations agricultural agency said on Wednesday.
UN-backed disaster risk reduction guidelines to help tackle hunger in Latin America
Jan 21, 2017, at 01:33 pm
New York, Jan 21 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have together crafted a blueprint for making the agriculture, food and nutritional security sectors more disaster-proof so the region can tackle hunger in a sustainable manner.
Processed foods drive surge in obesity rates in Latin America and Caribbean – UN-backed report
Jan 20, 2017, at 01:22 pm
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News): Obesity and overweight are on the rise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and are prevalent particularly among women and children, according to a new United Nations-backed report.
UN report reveals stark gap between urban and rural employment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct 21, 2016, at 01:46 pm
New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations labour report has revealed that more than half of the 52 million workers in rural areas of the Latin American and Caribbean region are in a state of vulnerable employment, characterized by lower wages, lower social protections and the prevalence to poverty.
Time to improve governance in labour migration in Latin America and Caribbean – UN
Sep 02, 2016, at 04:38 am
New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): With migrant workers representing 64 per cent of the 232 million migrants in the world in 2015, it is urgent to deal “correctly†with labour migration by implementing good governance mechanisms, a United Nations report on these movements in Latin America and the Caribbean has warned.
Youth employment an ‘absolute priority’ in Latin America – UN labour chief
May 07, 2016, at 04:45 pm
New York, May 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): “Innovative solutions†with a concrete action plan are crucial to tackle youth employment challenge in Latin America, the Director-General of the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) told representatives at the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, recently held in Colombia.
Peru: UN conference addresses poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Nov 04, 2015, at 01:19 pm
New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): As policymakers start putting into practice the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in September, United Nations officials and Government representatives are meeting to discuss how to continue reducing poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite the region's economic slowdown.
Economic ‘slowdown’ predicted for Latin America and Caribbean in 2015: UN forum
Jul 30, 2015, at 02:05 pm
New York, Jul 30 (IBNS): Panama will lead Latin America and the Caribbean countries in economic growth that will average 0.5 per cent in 2015, according to United Nations projections released on Wednesday, which not that to reverse the region’s economic slowdown, more investments are needed to boost growth and improve productivity.
Risky occupations drive vulnerability in Latin America and Caribbean region, UN warns
Jul 01, 2015, at 04:17 pm
New York, July 1 (IBNS) Half of the 220 million "vulnerable" men and women in the in Latin America and Caribbean region – who live slightly above the poverty line but below middle-class levels-are working under precarious conditions, according to initial findings of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).