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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Caribbean & Central America - 13 September 2019
From LatinNews Daily
On 12 September United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres announced that an interdisciplinary technical assessment mission will be deployed to El Salvador in response to a government request to establish an international mechanism to fight impunity and corruption (Cicies).... Read More
* During a visit to the government forest conservation institute Honduras’s President Juan Orlando Hernández announced a reforestation plan which will see 2m trees planted by the end of 2019, in an area of 80,000 hectares.... Read More
From Latin American Weekly Report
Seven countries in South America signed a wide-ranging 16-point accord on 6 September to coordinate action to protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction.... Read More
Authorities in The Bahamas are facing fierce criticism for their response to Hurricane Dorian one week after its devastating passage across parts of the island chain.... Read More
For the second time since taking office in 2016, President Jimmy Morales has declared a state of siege, a measure which allows for a military deployment and restricts basic rights such as the freedom of movement and the right to bear arms.... Read More
A law which would “limit the right to strike and weaken democracy”.... Read More
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- In brief: Honduras president announces reforestation drive
- REGION: Leaders seal Amazon pact
- BAHAMAS-HAITI: Counting the cost of Hurricane Dorian
- GUATEMALA: State of siege attracts human rights concerns
- COSTA RICA: Unions back on the streets