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Teen pregnancy is a growing problem in Mexico, which ranks number one for teen pregnancies among the 34 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. But there is a house in Mexico City that’s taking care of these teen mothers and their babies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4La2c_DIrl8 The place has sheltered more than two thousand teenage mothers, helping them with childcare and in finding scholarships. The Mexican government says it’s taken steps to help tackle the high number of young pregnancies and mothers, But it continues to rise, And only a few manage to find the kind of support that Casa de las Mercedes offers. In Mexico, more than 90 percent of teenage and pre-teen mothers do not go to school.  Girls who enter into early pregnancy become pregnant at an early age are excluded from both the classroom and higher paying and find it hard to get jobs with…

Dos huicholes de la comunidad Del Nayar en Nayarit deambulan por las calles de la Ciudad de México en espera de ser recibidos por el Presidente López Obrador. Fueron invitados a la ceremonia de entrega de bastón de mando el 1 de diciembre, pero ahora aguardan frente al Palacio de Gobierno tocando su música tradicional indígena. Sus peticiones son necesidades básicas: sistema de salud, vivienda y caminos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkv8cXaCATs Desde la Ciudad de México para Univisión, Valeria León.

Mexico’s willingness to accept US asylum seekers is causing concern among officials in Mexican border cities who are already struggling to deal with thousands of Central American migrants. Mexico, meanwhile, is struggling to say how it will house and protect what could become tens of thousands of Central American migrants who might wind up in its cities along the border with the United States. It is clearly not ready to shelter so many. https://youtu.be/nF6PvQc9vvo Mexico’s Government informed migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. border will receive humanitarian visas to stay in Mexico while they wait for a resolution. But this could take years. Reporting Live from Mexico City for TRT WORLD, December 2018.

Mexico gets its first leftist leader in decades Combined with a deep sense of nationalism and his own place in history, he sees his inauguration as a historic “fourth transformation” of Mexico, following independence from Spain, the liberal reforms that broke the church’s dominance in the 1850s and the 1910-1917 revolution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq1M2T-zzRg Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is beginning his six-year term as Mexico’s 57th president on Saturday. He takes up the role amid high expectations and some controversy, due to his confrontational style. He says he plans to dismantle many of his predecessor’s policies. Valeria Leon has more from Mexico City. Full Story  https://www.trtworld.com/americas/lopez-obrador-becomes-mexico-s-new-president-22125

Security Analyst Alejandro Hope comments on several key factors for the 2018 presidential elections, including a rising homicide rate since Joaquin ‘el Chapo’ Guzman’s extradition to the US, the emergence of violent criminal organizations newly formed in his absence, and the possible repercussions of changes to US policy on violent crime during upcoming elections in both countries.  Hope is a former member of CISEN, Mexico’s national intelligence and security agency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98DxKowT3Bs&index=1&list=PLDFQHNxQQEmxON1JuVpWm9O8hrXyNa7s0

El pueblo de Tiripetío, en Michoacán, se convirtió en el primero en albergar una Escuela Normal Rural en la historia de América Latina. En los últimos años, los enfrentamientos entre normalistas y policías se han intensificado, así como el robo de camiones y los bloqueos a las vías del tren. Los estudiantes temen que el Gobierno clausure la escuela “Vasco De Quiroga” antes de cumplir los 100 años. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHkovZW5zXY&t=19s

Los reos en la penitenciaria de Santa Martha Acatitla encuentran su libertad en el escenario. Desde hace siete años, todos los sábados la compañía de teatro penitenciario del Foro Shakespeare presenta una puesta en escena al público en general. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYbKIMryhcU

NGO members put together the Corruptour in an effort to combat impunity by exposing its inner workings to public scrutiny. Twice a week, the free tour departs from the centrally located Estela de Luz monument, a 341-foot tower which cost the public 100 million dollars to build – more than three times the Government’s initial estimate. https://youtu.be/cEJNb8a_R54