The Convention on the Rights of the Child, a global commitment to protect and promote children’s healthy development and fulfillment of their…
In the early hours of April 16, 2016, a devastating earthquake shook Ecuador’s coast, leaving destruction and loss in its wake. One of the hardest-…
Like almost three million Venezuelans, Yoxana Serpa arrived in Colombia in search of a better future. Leaving her homeland, her job and her family,…
“My son came here unable to speak. He wouldn’t talk, he wouldn’t share. He went through a total change. He is an open, cheerful, fun child today,”…
The Latin American and Caribbean region faces a severe malnutrition problem, including undernutrition, overweight and obesity: according to the…
In order to care for the most vulnerable people in times of crisis, social protection systems need to be adaptive and resilient –– that is, they need…
