The former Colombian energy minister and IMF climate-policy leader has been selected to lead the Global Environment Facility as the institution begins a critical four-year financing cycle running through 2030. Diego Mesa Puyo has spent much of his career at the intersection of energy, economics and environmental policy. Now, he
More than 180,000 customers in and around San Juan face rotating water cuts as critically low reservoirs, extreme heat and longstanding weaknesses in Puerto Rico’s water system converge. SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico is beginning emergency water rationing Friday, placing more than 180,000 customers on rotating 48-hour service interruptions as
RIO DE JANEIRO — The global fight against HIV has reached a pivotal moment. New data released by UNAIDS at the 26th International AIDS Conference warn that while the world has achieved its lowest levels of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths in more than three decades, progress is increasingly
The Nicaraguan president said his government would pursue laws preventing opposition parties from returning to office, raising new questions about the country’s political system and a national vote previously expected in 2027. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has said the country will not hold further elections, announcing that his government will
WHO validates historic public health milestone as Central America’s first trachoma-free nation El Salvador has become the first country in Central America to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced, marking a major milestone in the global effort to end the world’s leading infectious
The twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 have become one of the country’s deadliest natural disasters in more than a century, leaving hundreds dead, thousands injured, and rescue teams racing against time to find survivors beneath collapsed buildings. The two earthquakes—measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude and
LIMA, Peru — Peruvians will return to the polls this weekend in one of the most consequential elections in the country’s recent history, choosing between two sharply different visions for the future as conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori faces leftist challenger Roberto Sánchez in a closely contested presidential runoff. The election
Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia’s presidential election has delivered one of the biggest political surprises in recent Latin American history, setting up a high-stakes runoff between far-right political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda after neither candidate secured an outright majority in the first round of voting.
A new presidency of the region’s top environmental forum signals a shift from declarations to delivery— backed by forests, finance reform, and institutional overhaul Panama is attempting something ambitious: transforming one of the world’s longest-running regional environmental forums from a platform of dialogue into an engine for measurable results. At
Blackouts, Fuel Shortages, and Rising Unrest Expose a Deepening Humanitarian and Political Crisis Cuba is facing one of the most severe energy crises in its modern history, as nationwide fuel shortages and repeated electrical grid failures push the island deeper into economic paralysis and social unrest. This week, Cuba’s Energy
