Union of South American Nations experience different levels of privations arriving, in extreme cases, to the absolute poverty. However, it is necessary to emphasize that poverty in South America has been reduced in a surprising way, especially in the Southern Cone and North of South America. Today, thanks to the development of many South American nations, it has allowed the world, their eyes on some governments, even forming part of economic blocs like G20 and BRICS. Although this reality is common to the entire South American group, the countries of the so-called Southern Cone (Argentina, southern Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay) present more positive socioeconomic data
Union of South American Nations 2014, UNASUR general secretary Ernesto Samper announced, "We have approved the concept of South American citizenship," including the creation of a single passport. UNASUR has also initiated the creation of electoral monitor teams that could replace the monitors from the Organization of American States. <br> The following territories situated outside South America are part of member states and therefore participate: The following parts of South America are or were territories of non-South American states and therefore do not participate: Union of South American Nations The Union of South American Nations (USAN; , UNASUR; , UNASUL; , UZAN; and sometimes referred