Violent weather exacerbated by climate change fueled hunger and food insecurity across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, according to a new United Nations report.

Latin America and the Caribbean face mounting risks to food security as climate change intensifies, with the region now second only to Asia in its exposure to extreme weather events, according to a joint report by UN agencies.

Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations study published on Monday.

Panama City is hosting what organisers touted as the region's answer to Davos, as political and business leaders gather to tackle Latin America's persistent economic challenges amid growing concerns over rising poverty and middle-class stagnation.

Hundreds of leaders and experts at the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean, organized in Panama by CAF, the PRISA Group and WIP, debate the challenges faced by the region, the energy transition,

Extreme Weather Raises Hunger Risk in Latin America, UN Says By Juana Casas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and ...

This is a particularly dangerous trend in Latin America, the UN report says, where “the cost of healthy diets is the highest in the world” and both childhood and adult obesity have risen ...

When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump's secretary of state, he'll find a region reeling from the new administration's shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.

Mexico announced plans to curb imports from China across key industries including automobiles, aerospace technology, and textiles. Peru launched investigations into alleged Chinese

Fyffes has provided more than 24 million healthy meals to countries in Europe, Latin America and North America.

WASHINGTON - The State Department on Wednesday sought to clarify President Donald Trump's order to freeze and review foreign development aid after th

Cornelia C. Walther, Ph.D., is a humanitarian leader with 20-plus years at the UN driving social change. Now a Wharton/University of Pennsylvania Fellow, she researches hybrid intelligence and prosocial AI.