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Concacaf announces 2024/25 Player of the Year Awards nominees

Miami, FL (Monday, September 15, 2025) – Concacaf has announced the nominees and the opening of voting for the Confederation’s awards program, focusing exclusively on two individual player categories: Concacaf Men’s Player of the Year and Concacaf Women’s Player of the…

World Bank Appoints Susana Cordeiro Guerra as Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean

WASHINGTON, Sep. 15, 2025— The World Bank Group announced the appointment of Susana Cordeiro Guerra as Vice President for the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, effective today. In this role, she will lead the Bank’s engagement with 31…

PAHO to launch initiative to curb rising suicide rates in the Americas

Washington, DC, 10 September, 2025 (PAHO) – As the Americas grapple with a 17% rise in suicide deaths since 2000, the only region in the world to experience an increase, on 11 September, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will launch a…

Youth in Caribbean Aquaculture virtual networking event | CAEIH & Duke University

From CRFM Secretariat  Aquaculture Youth Networking Opportunity The Caribbean Aquaculture Hub – Youth in Caribbean Aquaculture is hosting a virtual networking event for youth ages 16 to 26 in collaboration with Duke University on Friday, 26 September 2025, starting at 12:00 pm Jamaica…

Chikungunya and Oropouche – PAHO urges strengthened surveillance and vector control across the Americas

Amid localized chikungunya outbreaks and ongoing Oropouche cases, PAHO urges strengthened surveillance and vector control across the Americas Washington, D.C., August 29, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for reinforcing surveillance, clinical management, and vector control…

October and November Match Schedule Announced for Concacaf Men’s World Cup Qualifying 

Miami, FL (Thursday, August 28, 2025) – Concacaf has confirmed the venues and kick-off times for the October and November matches in the Final Round of Men’s World Cup Qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026.  The Final Round, featuring 12…

UNDP reaffirms its commitment to the care society in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) highlighted the role of innovation, data, and territorial approaches in building transformative, inclusive, and sustainable care policies. AUGUST 21, 2025 Mexico…

PAHO publishes new update on Oropouche fever in the Americas

Washington, D.C., August 14, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological update on Oropouche fever, a viral disease that has resurged across the Americas since late 2023. So far in 2025, 12,786 confirmed cases have…

2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Group Stage Player Lists Submitted

2025/26 Concacaf W Champions Cup Group Stage Player Lists Miami, FL (Thursday, August 7, 2025) – The 10 clubs participating in the second edition of the Concacaf W Champions Cup have submitted their player lists ahead of the start of the…

Connecting for Health – August 2025

NCDs and mental health conditions to cost South America trillions by 2050 Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions will cost South America over US$ 7.3 trillion in lost productivity and healthcare spending between 2020 and 2050, according to estimations…