Soccer ranks as the most popular sport in the world by a considerable margin, with approximately 3.5 billion fans across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The FIFA World Cup boasted an estimated audience of 5 billion in 2022, making it the most-watched sports event worldwide. Historically regarded as a working-class sport, soccer has evolved […]
Escalated gang violence in Haiti has brought on an unprecedented humanitarian and human rights crisis. Decades of political instability and social unrest in the country culminated with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. Armed gangs took advantage of the resulting power vacuum to take control of 90% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continue […]
Nigeria is estimated to have a GDP of over $350 billion, making it one of the largest economies in Africa. A significant amount of that wealth is generated by the oil trade; Nigeria is home to one of the richest oil resource centers in the world, and recent statistics confirm it remains the largest oil […]
On June 24, 2026, two earthquakes with 7.2 and 7.5 magnitudes hit northern and central Venezuela. Since then, more than 3,500 people have died, thousands were injured, and tens of thousands remain missing. Additionally, over 17,000 citizens have been left homeless after the damage and destruction of approximately 59,000 buildings. Before these earthquakes, Venezuela was […]
In July 2025, the sound of drums carried across Zócalo as dancers and musicians in traditional prehispanic clothing performed ceremonies marking 700 years since the founding of Tenochtitlan. Families gathered around the square while performers celebrated traditions that long predate the modern capital. Behind them stood the Metropolitan Cathedral, built from the stones of the […]
“Today I feel very grateful, satisfied, and happy. Now I can do my daily tasks. I used to feel a lot of discomfort and pain,” Manuela Suy Yac told PAHO, a 66-year-old resident of Guineales, a rural community in Guatemala’s Sololá department. Yac received eyelid surgery as part of a trachoma elimination campaign supported by […]
Historically, Latin American economies have left informal laborers and gig economy workers completely outside state regulatory safety nets. This structural gap traps millions of street vendors, domestic cleaners, and ride-hailing drivers in structural vulnerability. In Brazil, where approximately 37.3% of the workforce operates informally—representing over 38 million citizens—the lack of formal protections historically meant […]
Over the last century, the development of vaccines has greatly reduced the transmission, severity, and fatality of many diseases such as measles, tuberculosis, and influenza. Global immunization efforts have been so effective that in 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared smallpox, which contributed to millions of deaths for thousands of years, to be the […]
The role of nonprofit organizations (NGOs) working in Syria encompasses a broad range of activities, providing fundamental necessities such as food, water, shelter, and legal aid. NGO-led cash aid has contributed to Syria’s monetary resilience over time. These organizations focus on providing civilians with health care services and psychological support. Syria’s Demolished Economy The economy […]
Somalia, a nation in eastern Africa, faces one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world. Somalia is in the throes of a devastating civil war, and the crisis is further exacerbated by disease outbreaks, severe droughts, and food shortages. Due to this immense pressure on social and health infrastructure, poverty and the displacement […]
