Full Coverage: Latin America & Caribbean

29.06.2005 Since Sunday 19 the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) has been on general red alert with EZLN troops called into the mountains of Chiapas, and Zapatista communities advised to flee by their Juntas de Buen Gobierno (Governing Councils), amid fears that war in Chiapas is likely to resume. The Zapatista "Caracoles" or "centers of zapatista autonomy" have also been closed [Pics of the Caracoles La Garrucha and Morelia]

29.06.2005 Le porte-parole de l'EZLN a déclaré, par voie de communiqué, l' « alerte rouge générale » , entrée en vigueur le 19 juin, dans les territorios rebeldes chiapanèques.

29.06.2005 With a vision to provide management and integration of global information on genetic resources and crop improvement for any crop, the International Crop Information system (ICIS) initiative was started.

29.06.2005 "Honoring diversity is honoring life. Montevideo for the respect of all genders, sexual identities and orientations," reads a triangular granite monument in the heart of Uruguay's capital city. The monument, which acknowledges the right of sexual diversity, is the first of its kind in Latin America.

27.06.2005 Beyond the tourist havens of Buenos Aires and Patagonia, Argentina's economic fall-out is still visible: nearly 75% of children live in poverty and the political distrust--which cemented the economic collapse--continues as Kirchner’s administration is removed from the people. But in Tucumán, mothers team up to provide children with food and shelter--and alternatives to the gangs and drugs in their community.

27.06.2005 A Congressional vote on CAFTA is likely this week. Don't let the mistakes we've learned from NAFTA be repeated with CAFTA, says Global Exchange, offering eight easy ways you can declare independence from trade agreements that profit corporations and marginalize working families.

25.06.2005 MEXICO CITY, Jun 24 (IPS) - Anhali is putting the final touches on the devil costume she plans to wear for the Pride Parade this Saturday in the Mexican capital, which is expected to draw around 60,000 members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community.

23.06.2005 In the past five years, Latin America and the Caribbean have continued to advance in the fight against hunger, to improve gender equity in education and access to drinking water, and to reduce infant mortality, but the region continues to lag behind in meeting some of the Millennium goals, such as halving extreme poverty, making primary education universal, and turning around the decline in the environment.

23.06.2005 De acordo com a pesquisa, o índice de matérias pautadas por questões que podem provocar reflexão (Índice de Relevância Social - IRS) superou o número das consideradas não-relevantes para a formação cidadã dos adolescentes. Essa tendência vem se consolidando a cada ano. Em 2001 o IRS era de apenas 45,97%. Já em 2002 subiu para 53,85%. Nos dois anos seguintes evoluiu para 54,84% e 57,54%, respectivamente.

23.06.2005 Mexico's Zapatista rebel group is ready to take "a new step in the struggle" and consult with members on the future of its 11-year fight for Indian rights, leader Subcomandante Marcos said on Tuesday.

23.06.2005 The reason for this general Red Alert is that the Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee - General Command of the EZLN has called to consulta their insurgent troops, all their comandantes and comandantas, regional and local responsables and their support bases.

23.06.2005 The EZLN declared a Red Alert on June 19th. Read the original communiqué signed by Subcomandante Marcos.

23.06.2005 While Congress routinely votes to end the Cuba travel ban, the amendment always gets stripped from legislation in committee before it reaches the president. MADRE want to end this undemocratic ban once and for all this year.

23.06.2005 After years of angry political disputes over the best way to fight the Colombian drugs trade, scientists have suggested that nature might do the trick - caterpillars love to eat the coca plants.

23.06.2005 MEXICO CITY, Jun 22 (IPS) - ”Death to the whores, I'm back” read a sign found next to the body of one of the nearly 1,700 Guatemalan women who have been murdered in the past five years.

23.06.2005 MEXICO CITY, Jun 22 (IPS) - ”Death to the bitches, I'm back” read a sign found next to the body of one of the nearly 1,700 Guatemalan women who have been murdered in the past five years.

23.06.2005 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (IPS) - For the first time ever, civil society has been invited to participate in interactive sessions of the U.N. General Assembly, but the guest list has irked some leading activists who wonder why they were not asked to attend.

22.06.2005 As more and more governments opposed to U.S. imperialistic interests take root in Latin America, the United States is alarmed to see its control in the region slipping away, says Tom Barry of the Americas Program.

22.06.2005 While some members of Congress want to cut military aid and increase humanitarian spending in Colombia, the Bush administration wants to continue sending millions to fund the drug war at the expense of social programs. Every day this week, as Congress gets ready to vote on Colombia, Lutheran World Relief has a different activity for you to do in your community to protest the failed program.

22.06.2005 Who are the winners and losers in the ICT revolution? What are the likely consequences of the slow development of ICT infrastructure in many developing countries?