Society
3. December 2024
Less Poverty Across the Region!
Thanks to social protection systems put in place, the proportion of the population living in poverty and extreme poverty has declined in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A cloned endangered black-footed ferret has successfully given birth to two healthy kits, a first not only in the United States but in the world, giving a real chance for the small carnivore mammal’s population to increase and thrive.
A fundamental shift is happening for millions of children as an additional eight countries have effectively banned corporal punishment, thus protecting kids from the most common form of violence against them.
Despite constant threats from climate change, wildfires, and degradation, the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest has dropped by more than 30% this year, its lowest level since 2015.