12/01/2026
This year, 2025, SIPAZ - International Service for Peace - celebrates three decades of unwavering work for nonviolence, respect for human rights, and peacebuilding in Chiapas.
12/01/2026
On September 1st, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo presented her First Government Report. Among the achievements, she highlighted that Mexico was better positioned than other countries in the face of the new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump: “Mexico has the lowest average percentage of tariffs in the world, and we continue working with the various government ministries of our neighboring country. We are convinced that, within the framework of the Trade Agreement, we can achieve even better conditions.”
09/09/2025
Negotiations between Mexico and the United States have become a constant since Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January of this year, within a relationship marked by political, economic, and military asymmetry.
08/03/2025
For 22 years, Jennifer Haza Gutierrez was part of the organization that defends children’s rights, Melel Xojobal C.A., based in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Last December, she left her position as director. In an interview, she shared her experiences, lessons learned, and her hopes with us.
21/12/2024
The elections in the United States revive the saying: “Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States.” The elected candidate, Donald Trump, has declared that he will impose a 25% tariff war against Mexico if Claudia Sheinbaum’s government fails to contain the flow of migrants and fentanyl trafficking across the 3,000 kilometers of border that both countries share.
09/03/2023
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico is the fourth country worldwide with the greatest biological biodiversity. Thanks to its geographical location, relief and diversity of climates, the country has nine of the 11 types of ecosystems; about 200 thousand different species and is also home to approximately 12% of the biodiversity in the world.