FACTBOX-Child labour in Haiti
Despite laws prohibiting child slavery, the practice is a persistent and growing problem in the Caribbean nation
Child servants a blot on Haiti's abolitionist past
Mostly from rural areas, "restavek" children are sent to stay with wealthier relatives in the hope they will be given a better life and sent to school. But instead many of them are treated as little more than slaves
Novel approaches to tackling Colombia's domestic violence
...how Bogota's ex-mayor organised street performances, set up a hotline and more
Thousands of Colombians flee violence in port city - U.N.
Thousands of residents of the Colombian port city of Buenaventura have fled their homes to escape worsening violence as drug gangs vie to control the route for northbound cocaine shipments, a U.N. report says
How do aid doctors work in world's most murderous nation?
?Honduras is probably the hardest place I've worked in because you can't predict what will happen," says MSF head of mission
Colombians seek refuge in Ecuador despite peace effort
Every day, dozens of Colombians cross the border to escape violence, but many find it hard to make a living in Ecuador
PHOTO BLOG: Colombian refugees build safer life in Ecuador
Since the early 2000s, Ecuador has officially recognised more than 56,000 Colombians as refugees
Displaced Colombian women at greater risk of gender-based violence ? rights group
Colombian women and girls displaced by armed conflict are at heightened risk of physical and sexual violence and must be given better healthcare and justice, Human Rights Watch says
Rising number of Haitians going hungry after hurricane ? U.N.
The United Nations has appealed for funds for emergency aid to Haiti, where 1.5 million people are going hungry because of floods caused by Hurricane Sandy that wiped out crops, harvests and farmland
Hurricane Sandy exposes Haiti's agriculture and environment woes
Aid agencies urge Haiti's government to improve environmental protection and help for farmers as food shortages emerge after Hurricane Sandy floods farmland and kills more than 50 people