Natural disasters, chronic food shortages and violent crime have prevented Latin America from achieving real economic growth, but the continent's problems are set to continue. Venezuela's political crisis has led to crippling food shortages that threaten a generation of children with developmental problems. The United States is also facing its own challenges.
Natural disasters, chronic food shortages and violent crime have prevented Latin America from achieving real economic growth, but the continent's problems are set to continue. Venezuela's political crisis has led to crippling food shortages that threaten a generation of children with developmental problems. A lack of investment in civil defence systems, widespread drought linked to El Nino, which has blighted Northeast Brazil and Guatemala, gang violence in El Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, and the threat of deportations by US president Donald Trump are putting even more pressure on the region.