SUSTAINABILITY Single-use plastics. In June, the United Nations (UN) Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) meeting was held to discuss the work plan to advance the binding + info

NUTRITION Food security. On June 21, the Organization of American States (OAS) presented the report “Confronting Food Insecurity in the Americas: Good Practices and Lessons Learned + info

SUSTAINABILITY Environmental commitments. The XI Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of the Environment was held in the Dominican Republic on July 18-19. The event brought together the + info

NUTRITION Food crisis. On July 15, senior representatives of international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Monetary + info

BUSINESSFAO Food waste. On June 29, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the support of the Spanish Cooperation, published a legal + info

SUSTAINABILITY Reduction of plastics. On May 17, the Central American Integration System (SICA in Spanish) published a proposal for the formulation of a regional roadmap to + info

NUTRITION Food security. On May 10, the first meeting was held remotely between the member countries of the “Pact for a Grand Alliance for Nutrition and + info

LABOR Collective bargaining: On May 5, the International Labor Organization (ILO) published the Social Dialogue Report 2022, in which it reports on the contribution of collective + info

NUTRITION Food Security. Throughout the month of April, different international organizations have expressed their support for initiatives to strengthen agrifood systems. From the formation of the + info

NUTRITION Food prices. On April 28, the board of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) approved a declaration in which it expresses concern about the + info

BUSINESS Global tax. A public consultation opened by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to advance in the implementation of the 15% global tax + info

NUTRITION Healthy eating. On April 7, in commemoration of World Health Day, the WHO called on governments, control agencies and companies to accelerate the adoption of + info

DIGITAL Cybersecurity. From April 3 to 6, the Security Forum of the Americas was held at the headquarters of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (PARLATINO) + info

PANAMA & GUATEMALA On April 5, Panama’s health sub-committee met to work and gather inputs to unify 6 bills that seek to regulate the prices and + info

PANAMÁ Y GUATEMALA El 5 de abril se reunió la subcomisión de Salud de Panamá que se encuentra trabajando y recabando insumos para unificar 6 proyectos + info

MEXICO & PANAMA On April 2, Panama’s President, Laurentino Cortizo, met with the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), + info

MÉXICO Y PANAMÁ El 2 de abril el presidente de Panamá, Laurentino Cortizo, se reunió con el Director General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas + info

SUSTAINABILITY Food systems. The Thirty-seventh FAO Regional Conference held in Quito, Ecuador, ended on April 1. It was attended by representatives of the countries of the + info

PERU On March 31, the Plenary of the Peruvian Congress approved the censure of the Minister of Health, Hernán Condori, in the context of the questioning + info

PERÚ El 31 de marzo, el Pleno del Congreso de Perú aprobó censurar al ministro de Salud, Hernán Condori, en el marco de los cuestionamientos por + info