"CENTRAL AMERICA"

Briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokeswoman for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Since the start of 2021, the number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply from 380 to nearly 3,500, announced Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, after wrapping up a 5-day visit to Mexico, including stops along its northern border with the United States. UNICEF

The World Food Programme (WFP) said the number of hungry people in Central America has nearly quadrupled over two years. Devastating hurricanes compounded economic shocks caused by COVID-19 left millions without an income and many planning to migrate. WFP

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Hunger in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has increased almost fourfold over the past two years - from 2.2 million people in 2018 to close to 8 million people in 2021 – a result of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and years of extreme climate events. WFP

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In 1996 Costa Rica and 138 other countries met at the United Nations to sign one of the world’s greatest achievements in nuclear non-proliferation: The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the CTBT. Twenty-five years later, Costa Rica continues to be a leader in the global effort to monitor nuclear explosions. CTBTO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.