Bolivia’s situation regarding floods, hunger, poverty…

From ReliefWeb: Informing humanitarians worldwide. ReliefWeb has been the leading source for reliable and timely humanitarian information on global crises and disasters since 1996. Bolivia Situation Report #2, 07 September 2015 Highlights • The Government officially requested WFP to support flood-affected families in the northern Santa Cruz department. • WFP has assessed the affected area and indicated…

Bolivia Basics: The emerging middle classes

Horst Grebe Lopez writes for La Razon: The emerging middle classes Policies should incorporate new dimensions to meet changes in stratification In the 11 years that passed between the last two population censuses, Bolivian society has registered profound transformations in their geographical location, their social stratification and their income levels. It is true that some…

Latin America is beating poverty – sort of

An excellent article from Andres Oppenheimer who visited Santa Cruz this year, as Julio Cesar Caballero Moreno had the great initiative to bring him over. Latin America is beating poverty – sort of BY ANDRES OPPENHEIMER In sharp contrast to the gloom surrounding U.S. and European economic news, a new United Nations report has good…

Poverty and Indigence levels at their lowest in 20 years

The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) -the Spanish acronym is CEPAL, has released this study yesterday, excerpts follow below. For a copy of the full report, please use the link at the end. Poverty and Indigence Levels Are the Lowest in 20 Years in Latin America (29 November 2011) Today, the Economic Commission for Latin…