Full Coverage: Central America

18.11.2005 Two hundred El Salvadorean women who suffered during the recent floods and volcanic eruption staged a protest demanding greater protection against extreme climatic phenomena.

11.11.2005 Every Indian is looking at Bihar with a hope that it will have a stable government and will work in a de-politicised manner, which is requirement of the hour to change the image of Bihar. Today the word ‘Bihar’ conjures an image of poverty, backwardness, violence and failed governance, weak infrastructure, low literacy rates and a large population. A recent article is trying to dig the reality out. Click here to view the article

08.11.2005 U.S. and EU imports of illegal Honduran wood increase poverty, fuel corruption and devastate forests and communities, according to an undercover investigation.

08.11.2005 In an effort to scale up HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention efforts, PAHO hopes to stem the growing epidemic in Central America, paying particular attention to the effects of the disease on vulnerable populations such as children and the poor.