LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Monthly Situation Snapshot As of 15 September 2020

LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN: COVID-19 CRISIS OVERVIEW Countries continue to deal with direct and indirect impacts on migration, displacement and livelihoods, as well as long-term effects on vulnerable groups such as students, indigenous communities and healthcare workers. According to WHO's 14 September weekly epidemiological update, Latin America and the Caribbean accounts for than 8.3 million cumulative cases, more than any other WHO region in the world and ahead of the next-most affected region (South- East Asia) by nearly 3 million cases. The region's 310,956 deaths also lead all regions and account for a third of the global death toll.

8.3M EDUCATION CONFIRMED CASES OF The COVID-19 crisis continues to affect more participate in online learning, stoking fears of long-term COVID-19 AS OF 14 SEPTEMBER than 165 million students1 in the region. Despite setbacks to their education. Moreover, the prolonged implementing distance learning through online or closure of schools is increasing nutritional risks for broadcast television platforms, existing gaps in regular public school students who rely on school feeding 12.7K internet and television access are limiting continued programmes and protection risks for students in CASES PER EVERY 1 MILLION education, especially in rural communities. Several violence-prone communities and girls and adolescent PEOPLE AS OF 14 SEPTEMBER countries already report alarming numbers of students girls now subject to gender-based violence while outside either dropping out of the school system or unable to of school. Cases per 1M inhabitants (10 Sep)

Panama 23.6K Learning strategies in 29 LAC countries (no. of countries)1 Chile 22.8K 29 14% Distance learning tools 29 Peru 22.1K OF 33 LAC COUNTRIES OF RURAL STUDENTS Online learning 26 Brazil 20.4K USING REMOTE LEARNING IN 14 COUNTRIES HAVE 1 1 Colombia 14.1K SINCE MARCH 2020 INTERNET ACCESS Offline learning 24 Argentina 12.4K Radio /TV broadcasts 23 Costa Rica 11.2K Distance learning platform 18 Bolivia 10.9K 45% 310K OF STUDENTS IN PERU HONDURAN STUDENTS Resources for teachers 15 Dom. Republic 9.5K NO LONGER ACCESSING WITH NO SCHOOLING Provision of digital tools 8 Suriname 7.8K 2 3 REMOTE LEARNING SINCE MARCH 2020 Live online classes 4 Bahamas 7.6K 1. ECLAC - https://bit.ly/3m7WHpK 2. Peru Teachers' College - https://bit.ly/2Zsn2Fr 3. Francisco Morazán University - https://bit.ly/3ii9R1h 6.9K Ecuador 6.7K 5.1K INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HEALTHCARE WORKERS 4.5K El Salvador 4.1K The UN published a COVID-19 Action Plan The COVID-19 crisis continues to strain Paraguay 3.9K to respond in the remote triple border area healthcare systems across the region, including 3.7K between Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The area is front-line staff working directly with infected patients. Guyana 2.3K home to 208,600 people, 57 per cent of whom are According to PAHO/WHO, there are more than 426,200 Trinidad & Tobago 2.2K indigenous. The area is suffering a disproportionate cases and 1,900 deaths among healthcare workers impact due in part to limited service coverage and in 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Venezuela 2.1K access, as it is the most remote area for each country. More than 70 per cent of these cases are in female 1.3K The plan seeks to mobilize an emergency response to healthcare workers. Antigua & Barbuda 968 address immediate needs beyond first-level responses 744 backed by reprogrammed funding. The high, repetitive exposure to the virus, as well Nicaragua 726 as continued lack of adequate personal protective Barbados 637 equipment (PPE), has placed critical personnel at a Food insecurity in tri-border COVID-19 deaths per 100K 577 SVG* areas before COVID-19 4 people in tri-border areas significant risk that is threatening their personal health Uruguay 521 vs. national rate 4 and systems' overall response capacity. 59% Cuba 424 49% 234 Dominica 333 42% St Kitts & Nevis 319 143 K K Grenada 213 426.2 1.9 COVID-19 CASES AMONG DEATHS AMONG 77 St Lucia 147 29 HEALTHCARE WORKERS HEALTHCARE WORKERS 5 5 Sources: Brazil Peru Colombia Peru Colombia IN 18 LAC COUNTRIES IN 18 LAC COUNTRIES Government case and population data compiled at https://bit.ly/37VaJV1 4. OCHA - https://bit.ly/3m6aZHs 5. PAHO/WHO - https://bit.ly/3inKkUg

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. *St. Vincent & the Grenadines The numbers presented are for orientation and not conclusive. Creation date: 15 September 2020 Sources: ReliefWeb Feedback: [email protected] | www.unocha.org/rolac | www.reliefweb.int p. 1/2 LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN Monthly Situation Snapshot As of 11 September 2020

CARIBBEAN: HURRICANE SEASON The highly active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has already produced 17 storms as of 11 September, with at least 14 storms (Cristobal, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, Hanna, Isaias, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette and Rene) breaking records as the earliest storms formed per their alphabetical order. For comparison, the 2019 season had only seen seven storms by 11 September, including Category 5 hurricane Dorian, which caused destruction in The Bahamas that the country is still recovering from. Despite 2020's record-setting pace, storm impacts have been comparatively minor for now.

TIMELINE: 2019-2020 COMPARISON Tropical Storm Hurricane Category 1 2 3 4 5

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

2019 BARRY CHANTAL DORIAN ERIN FERNAND GABRIELLE

2020 EDOUARD FAY GONZALO ISAIAS JOSEPHINE LAURA OMAR PAULETTE HANNA KYLE MARCO NANA RENE

FORECASTS VS. RESULTS RECENT STORMS Named storms Tropical Storm / 19 Tropical Storm Laura brought heavy rainfall and There are reports that some evacuees sought 18 17 17 flooding to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and shelter with families or neighbours instead of Cuba. Some areas of the Dominican Republic official shelters due to COVID-19 fears. Officials 12 saw nearly 300mm of rain, affecting 755 homes in Cuba report that more than 177,000 preventive and prompting 3,375 evacuations.6 In Haiti, Laura evacuations before the storm cut off roads and caused flooding in 28 communes across four knocked out power in several communities.8 departments. Officials report 31 deaths and 8,835 Laura’s rains increased water levels in several of families with damaged or destroyed homes.7 the country’s key reservoirs. Historical 2019 2019 2020 2020 average forecast results forecast results

Hurricanes 3.7K 8.8K 177.8K PEOPLE EVACUATED IN THE FAMILIES IN HAITI WHOSE PREVENTIVE EVACUATIONS 11 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC OVER HOMES WHERE DAMAGED IN CUBA BEFORE TROPICAL 6 7 8 9 TROPICAL STORM LAURA OR DESTROYED BY LAURA STORM LAURA'S ARRIVAL

6. Dominican Rep. Red Cross - https://bit.ly/2RcSh2u 7. OCHA - https://bit.ly/3ijeXKp 8. Govt. of Cuba - https://bit.ly/2DM8t7Q 6 6 5 Hurricane Nana 10 Nana made landfall in Belize early 3 September as a M ooal Historical 2019 2019 2020 2020 Category 1 hurricane after passing near Honduras’ northern average forecast results forecast results 57 an coasts and the Bay Islands department, bringing heavy rains al San o

49 1 and 60mph wind speeds before weakening to a tropical ay aul Major hurricanes li ual ntal storm over northern Guatemala and then crossing into 319 6 southern Mexico before dissipating on 4 September near the 355 235 Gulf of Tehuantepec off Mexico's southern Pacific coast. lopan on ay 4 980 Nana caused minimal damages, with southern Belize taking ania 3 3 S most of Nana's impact. According to Belize's National M Caribbean Emergency Management Organization (NEMO), some 4,085 Sea 1 people evacuated to shelters across the country9, with 2079 Historical 2019 2019 2020 2020 the bulk of the evacuees concentrated in shelters in the average forecast results forecast results southern districts of Stann Creek and Toledo. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHELTERED IN BELIZE (3 SEP 7:00AM) All forecasts, dates and results sourced from NOAA. 9. UN Belize - https://bit.ly/32fUVeq

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptancey b the United Nations. The numbers presented are for orientation and not conclusive. Creation date: 10 September 2020 Sources: ReliefWeb Feedback: [email protected] | www.unocha.org/rolac | www.reliefweb.int p. 2/2