An elderly woman prays at an improvised altar with the image of the Virgin of Suyapa, patron saint of Honduras. The United Nations has warned that hunger levels are soaring across much of Central America as countries battle economic crises sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme climate events.

Unemployment had climbed 1.3 percent higher by the end of last year compared with December 2019The United Kingdom’s unemployment rate edged up to 5.1 percent in the final three months of last year, its highest level in nearly five years, official data shows, as severe COVID-19 lockdown restrictions pressured the economy.

Grupo de PueblaThe Grupo de Puebla issued this Sunday a communiqué where it reiterates the need to lift the economic, financial and commercial blockade suffered by Cuba and Venezuela in the framework of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.