UN-backed small loans help refugees in Ecuador break out of poverty A UNHCR staff member (right) listens to the story of a commercial sex worker in Esmeraldas, Ecuador 12 April 2011 – A United Nations-supported microcredit project is helping vulnerable refugees in Ecuador, especially women who have turned to sex work to support themselves and their families, break out of poverty. Ecuador is home to the largest number of refugees in Latin America, according to the UN High Commissioner for … [Read more...]