America Haiti MSF in Haiti is supporting the cholera vaccination campaign launched by the national health authorities in response to the resurgence of the disease, which has affected more than 15.000 people and caused more than 300 deaths since the end of September
America Honduras The 400-year-old church of St Francis of Assisi in Luquigüe, in the diocese of Yoro, as a valuable cultural and architectural heritage has been destined a donation by the Pope to begin restoration work
America Argentina In an effort to clean up surrounding ocean and use resources in a more efficient manner, new algorithmic technologies paired up with satellite images will be used in order to detect the location of plastic in the country's ocean
America Guatemala Local researchers using new laser technologies have located nearly 1.000 previously unknown Maya settlements dating back to 1000 BCE, featuring ceremonial centres, sporting facilities, roads, and more
America Guyana The country has completed the construction of the first 100 households that will be fully donated to low-income families, this being the first step of the government’s promise to deliver 50.000 houses
America Panama The state has launched a government-regulated system so that all students now have the ability to make purchases by only using their identity card
America Paraguay A new study by the World Weather Attribution organisation found out that this year’s record-breaking heat was 60 times more likely thanks to the world’s climate change
America Uruguay As this past year there has been a significant increase in horse meat exports, the Santuarios Primitivos NGO has begun buying trucks transporting horses towards slaughter houses, to then save them as well as give them up for adoption
America Belize The country is currently working on a project to deliver 10.000 homes to low-income families, and this week it has started handing out the first dozen of them
America Suriname For the very first time, the country has established diplomatic relations with Cape Verde, and will be focusing primarily in cooperating for better access to climate finance and disaster management
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines New Coast Guard base opens on the island of Bequia, supporting the key role of the Coat Guard in maintaining the safety of SVG as well as of visitors
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The JNF General Hospital water supply has been fully restored after a pump failure that caused a temporary water shortage earlier this week; the hospital is serviced by a dedicated tank that holding enough water for up to two months