No Paraguayan municipality scored 50 out of 100 in the first Educational Investment Ranking, which analyzed the allocation of funds for school infrastructure between 2020 and 2025. The overall average was just 14.2 points, and the organization reAcción Paraguay warns of disregard for priorities set by the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC) and communities.
Itaipú Binacional
Itaipú is a binational hydropower dam shared by Paraguay and Brazil on the Paraná River. For Paraguay it is a key source of electricity, state revenue, and energy-policy negotiations with Brazil.
From June 3 to 6, the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric plant on the Paraguay-Brazil border will host the 38th meeting of UNESCO's International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-ICC). The event, with about 250 participants from 34 countries, will focus on clean energy and natural reserve management.