AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEl Niño Food & Water Crisis: El Niño is deepening drought across Central America’s Dry Corridor, with animals dying, corn failing, and families in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica rationing meals and stretching scarce water supplies. Human Rights Backlash: A UN report warns that people cooperating with UN human-rights mechanisms face intimidation and reprisals, with digital surveillance and shrinking civic space making it harder for civil society to speak up. Defenders Under Threat: Global Witness says at least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed worldwide in 2025, with Latin America taking about 85% of deaths; Colombia recorded 39, and Nicaragua is listed among the countries with verified killings. Nicaragua Security & Investment: A U.S. lawmaker warned that China is investing about $500 million in Nicaragua’s Punta Huete airbase, capable of hosting strategic bombers within a few hours of Washington—raising new concerns for regional security.
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