Our Scans · Nicaragua · Weekly Summary

• [New] Risks in Nicaragua include crime, limited healthcare availability, wrongful detention, and the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua
• El Nino typically brings heavier rains and flooding risk to Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, but below-normal rainfall to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, eastern Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Zero Carbon Analytics
• Conditions are favourable for second season rice in Honduras and Apante season beans in Nicaragua, and harvesting will conclude in March and April. GEOGLAM Crop Monitor
• 1.2 million people in the so-called Central American Dry Corridor - a strip of land across El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua - need food aid, after going through five years of drought, heatwaves and unpredictable rainfall. UN News
• We can expect to see additional litigation in the ICJ, including cases Nicaragua intends to file against the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Canada for supplying weapons to Israel as it commits genocide. Truthout
• The number two at the UN Human Rights Office, there are 17 women and 54 men in Nicaragua, including political opponents and human rights defenders, who continue to suffer arbitrary detention, with reports of torture and threats to both prisoners and their families. La Prensa Latina Media
• With the cancellation of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela programme and the imposition of partial restrictions on travel from Cuba generally, many recent Cuban migrants will end up having to choose alternative destinations in the Americas, including Brazil, Mexico and Suriname. Mixed Migration Centre

Last updated: 19 June 2026