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Bogota, Jul 20 (EFE) .- Despite not being the group hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Latin American youth were still greatly affected in terms of their mental health and opportunities.SHOT LIST: YOUNG PEOPLE DOING OUT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN A PARK IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Lima, Peru Jul 1 (EFE).- The Covid-19 pandemic has left Latin America and the Caribbean with a historical record of 41 million unemployed, further aggravated by high levels of informality regarding the protection measures implemented by their governments. (CAMERA: Álvaro Mellizo)
Bogota/Washington, May 29 (EFE).- White flags in Guatemala. Red rags in Colombia. Looting in Venezuelan supermarkets. The crisis unleashed by the coronavirus-triggered lockdowns in Latin America and the Caribbean has caused a resurgence of hunger that threatens to ignite a new wave of social protests in the region, where tens of millions of people were living in extreme poverty prior to the pandemic. SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF:MARTÍN CAPARRÓS, ARGENTINIAN WRITER:The most primary thing a person can say is "I'm hungry, I need food" and they do it because they hope for some kind of help, not because of political motivation. Around half of our active population in Latin America lives hand to mouth, they live off what they can get in that moment off informal jobs when they are there.ASIER HERNANDO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR OXFAM IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN:(They think) If I go out in the street I have a 10% chance of getting infected, but if I stay home I have a 100% chance of dying of hunger, so I'll go in the street.
Lima, Apr 28 (EFE).- Although the Covid-19 crisis in Latin America carries serious health risks and economic consequences, one potential silver lining is that it is raising awareness about the poor state of the region's public health systems and the need to take corrective measures, a Mexican economist and senior official with the United Nations Development Programme told Efe.(CAMERA: Álvaro Mellizo)
Buenos Aires / Sao Paulo / Montevideo, Apr 6 (EFE) .- (Camera: JAVIER CASTRO BUGARÍN, ANTONIO LACERDA, BETO CARATOZZOLO, SANTIAGO CARBONE, RAÚL MARTÍNEZ) The spread of coronavirus in Latin America represents an added challenge for the region: How to feed the 187 million vulnerable people?The quarantines decreed by the pandemic, which deprive many of their daily livelihoods, have led social organizations, governments and citizens to join efforts to ensure that the most vulnerable can take food home and thus be able to respect isolation.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE GETTING FOOD IN BUENOS AIRES, SAO PAULO AND MONTEVIDEO.
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