Dario Ledesma

In February 2017, President Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Army Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) successfully completed a definitive cease-fire agreement which ended violence in specific zones of the South American country. This event raised many Colombian citizen’s enthusiasm. But, not all problems in the nation have been solved, as Colombia’s economy depends on oil, exportation and tourism, which have been negatively affected in recent years.

JUBA — The current Civil War in South Sudan has displaced more than 2 million people internally and 2 million more have become refugees — mainly in Ethiopia, Sudan and Uganda. The situation in these asylum camps is difficult since basic needs as water, food and shelter are scarce. Despite this, diverse organizations and institutions have brought humanitarian aid to South Sudan refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs). In some areas, aid assistance has been a totally success

South Sudan became independent from Sudan in 2011. In the six years since, the nation in northeastern Africa has fought to keep the peace, first during an armed conflict with Sudan that ended in 2015, then during a violent civil war which is still going on. These are 10 facts about the South Sudanese civil war that are important to understanding the conflict.

Nauru is the smallest republic in the world. The island located in the South Pacific has just 10,000 citizens. It has two main income sources: phosphate mines, which have been exploited over the years, and a detention camp that has become home to hundreds of refugees that tried to find asylum in Australia.

SEATTLE — Mexico City is the core of Mexico, not only geographically but also economically. Every day, more than eight million people go to work and school, not counting the Mexicans who arrive from neighboring states. A regular morning is frenetic in the city: traffic lights changing fast, the subway transporting thousands of people and streets full of cars.

MONTEVIDEO — Uruguay has become one of the most advanced South American nations in terms of social laws and providing essential rights and services to the Uruguayans. Among these rights, education is an important pillar since child instruction has a 99 percent coverage of kids between three and five years old. Even though early education is extensive, the real aim for the Uruguayan administration is to keep students in school since abandon rates are high; as an effect, this will also reduce the

Most refugees around the world do not have access to monetary resources. This problem has affected their economy, by preventing them from getting cash for their basic needs and essential supplies like food and good quality shelter materials. Syrian refugees face this difficulty in Jordan, where more than 650,000 people have arrived since 2011.