As the climate shifts, Central America confronts a deadly dengue outbreak
"We are going to see more big outbreaks and we are going to see them in new places," researchers warn
Brazil's former environment head calls raging wildfires 'crime against humanity'
A record number of wildfires have raged for weeks and are decimating the Brazilian Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest
Hunger driving migration in drought-hit Central America - U.N.
Five years of recurring droughts have destroyed maize and bean harvests, leaving poor subsistence farmers struggling to feed their families
LGBT+ murders at 'alarming' levels in Latin America - study
At least 1,300 LGBT+ people were murdered in Latin America and the Caribbean in the last five years
ANALYSIS - Is South America closing its 'open door' on Venezuelans?
South America has so far won praise for keeping internal borders largely open to Venezuelan migrants and refugees. Yet there are signs the solidarity is waning
Colombia creates 'elite unit' of labour inspectors to combat human trafficking
About a third of all human trafficking cases in Colombia involve victims of forced labour and exploitation
Former sex slave leads Uruguay's first march against human trafficking
'Human trafficking happens every day, but people don't want to see it. We are seen as numbers. We want to be seen as people,' - Sandra Ferrini who was sold to traffickers by her mother
INTERVIEW - Ecuador to launch new anti-human trafficking plan - official
The plan outlines priorities to tackle and monitor trafficking and calls on authorities to improve how they work together, implement programs and allocate resources
Top Americas rights commission condemns Honduras LGBT+ murders
More than 300 gay and trans people have been murdered since 2009
INTERVIEW-Bolivia declares gender killings a national priority
Seven in 10 women in Bolivia say they have suffered some type of violence inflicted by a partner, according to a government survey