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Issue Post February 19, 2021 2021 Summit of the Americas: At a precarious moment, an opportunity for a bold regional agenda Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla Cooperation can help Latin America and the Caribbean confront significant challenges.

Countries: Algeria, Libya, Niger Source: International Organization for Migration IOM is seeking $121 million. Continuous returns of migrants from Algeria — as well as movement through Niger to and from Algeria and Libya — leave migrants lacking shelter, food, water and healthcare.

The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan’s coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island’s health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at the last minute due to possible “political pressure.”

The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (the NDAA) was enacted into law over a presidential veto on 1 January 2021. A portion of the NDAA, the Corporate Transparency Act (the Act), imposes new beneficial ownership reporting requirements on certain businesses formed or registered to do business in the United States. […]