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New York: More than half the population of Latin America and the Caribbean has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, a senior official with the regional arm of UN health agency WHO said on Wednesday. more
Report outlines long road to post-COVID recovery for Latin America and Caribbean
New York: Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean will be slower than the return to productivity following the subprime mortgage crisis more than a ...
Storms, coronavirus pose ‘double threat’ for children in Central America and Caribbean – UNICEF
New York: Across Central America and the Caribbean, the more than 70 million children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could soon face another threat – catastrophic hurricane storm ...
Central and South America now ‘intense zones’ for COVID-19 transmission
New York: Greater solidarity must be shown to Central and South American countries which have become “the intense zones” for COVID-19 transmission, a top official with the Wor ...
UN spotlights 'explosive' obesity rates, hunger in Latin America and Caribbean
New York: Since 1975, adult obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean region has tripled, while one in four are going hungry, according to figures published by the UN on Tuesday.
