Youth

Children now represent 1 in 5 people traversing the Darién Gap. The repercussions of crossing the jungle on children’s mental health have become a major challenge for humanitarian organizations.

Behind Argentina’s tide of university occupations, student groups spar over the movement’s trajectory.

Rodrigo Lopes de Barros' book serves as a guide for the Brazilian underground youth movements around the turn of the century, both in their political and cultural dimensions.

A preliminary injunction represents one of the most significant achievements for the rights of unaccompanied children in immigration detention in the last 25 years.

Marianela Maldonado's remarkable documentary follows the lives of three young musicians from Venezuela's youth orchestra El Sistema over the course of a tumultuous decade.

Between 1960 and 1962, some 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children were evacuated to the United States in an airlift dubbed Operation Pedro Pan. Some of them were never reunited with their families.

A new documentary highlights the many difficulties facing an emerging generation of young farmers in Puerto Rico.

Following a new report, families of the 43 students criticized the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for failing to follow through on promises to finally solve the case.

Activists from Brazil's urban peripheries are among the hardest hit by the climate crisis, and they are becoming increasingly active in the fight against it.

Partisan polarization wiped out autonomous stances within Venezuela's universities for more than 15 years. Rebuilding a pluralist Left from the grassroots is key to reclaiming combative struggles.

Elected on the heels of a historic movement against neoliberalism, president-elect Gabriel Boric will face high expectations and social movement pressure to deliver on his campaign promises.

Many Central American youth who entered the United States during the Obama and Trump administrations are still waiting for resolution of their Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.