Zika fuelled by rapid urbanization, poor conditions in Latam's slums - experts
Many slum dwellers store water in buckets, making ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes carrying Zika
Colombia's ex-rebel fighters struggle to find jobs, rebuild lives
Demobilised fighters, many having spent two decades in rebel ranks, are traumatised by war and illiterate
More than 300 Brazilian companies busted for modern-day slavery - campaigners
Brazil's government has made addressing slavery a top priority over the past decade in Latin America's largest economy
FACTBOX-Three ways to combat Zika, from mosquito-eating fish to fogging
There is no vaccine against Zika; here is what is being done to fight back the outbreak in the meantime
Persistent drought threatens millions with hunger in Haiti - U.N.
Water shortages caused by prolonged drought, made worse by El Nino, have cut food supplies and hit subsistence farmers hard
Nearly 100 nerve disorder cases linked to Zika in Colombia - health officials
Scientists studying a potential - but unproven - link between surge in cases of Guillain-Barre and the Zika virus
Brazilian truckers on frontlines in fight against child sexual exploitation
Brazilian truck drivers frequently pay for sex with children and teenage boys and girls at truck stops and loading areas
FACTBOX - 12 facts about the Zika virus as outbreak spreads in the Americas
One in four people infected with Zika develop symptoms and other facts about this rare tropical disease
Advice to delay pregnancy due to Zika virus is naive, activists say
Women in Colombia and El Salvador lack access to contraception, unable to heed advice to delay pregnancy