#ICYMI: The OAS General Assembly
The 47th annual OAS general assembly ended on June 21st and as predicted, all eyes were on Venezuela. While the meeting of Foreign Minister’s ended in a
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June 22, 2017
OAS 47th General Assembly 2017: What to look for
Next week the hemisphere’s foreign ministers—including U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson—will gather in Cancun. They will vote on IACHR commissioners and the budget, but will there be real action on Venezuela?
Jimena Galindo
June 16, 2017
Take a sneak peak at our forthcoming NED report
Global Americans has been tracking democracy and human rights foreign policies in the region. See a quick summary of what we cover in our next report.
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May 12, 2017
Two reform proposals for membership in the UN Human Rights Council
The UNHRC remains a platform for human rights abusing governments around the world. But that’s no reason to abandon it. Here are a set of proposals for its improvement.
Gabriel Salvia
May 4, 2017
Where are all the skilled workers in Latin America?
Businesses and investors in Latin America and the Caribbean are struggling to find qualified workers to fill jobs. It’s up to the private sector to step up to provide the skills-based training and apprenticeships needed.
Jerry Haar
April 17, 2017
How can Latin America reduce its exposure to climate risk?
Climate change and efforts to address it threaten to reduce the value of important economic assets in the region. Can long-term planning help reduce risk to governments and investors?
Amal-Lee Amin
April 6, 2017
Latin America’s local lifeline in times of financial uncertainty
Latin American financial ministers and central bankers will have a lot at stake and a lot to worry about at the upcoming spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington.
Kevin Gallagher
April 6, 2017
Can Latin America and the Caribbean reduce its exposure to climate risk?
Two years ago scientists stumbled upon hundreds of dead whales in a remote area of Patagonia in southern Chile in the biggest single whale stranding ever recorded.
Amal-Lee Amin
March 30, 2017
The global gag rule: Women’s health at risk in Latin America?
Under President Trump’s expansion of the Global Gag Rule, foreign NGOs that provide information about or support abortion are banned from receiving any form of U.S. global health assistance. The effects will extend beyond the right to choose.
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March 17, 2017
Latin America will not unite
Pan-hemispheric solidarity and unity has long been a dream of independence fighters, politicians, academics and dreamers. Given the state of the Americas today, you can forget about it.
Greg Weeks
March 14, 2017