In collaboration with the Partnership for Educational Revitalization in the Americas (PREAL) a consortium of organizations including the Center for Research in Education and Human Development (CIEDHUMANO) of the Pontifical Catholic University (PUCMM), the Faculty for Latin American Social Sciences (FLACSO-DR), and Action for Basic Education (EDUCA) developed an initiative…
Los programas escolares orientados al desarrollo de valores y de habilidades psicosociales han demostrado en algunas experiencias que pueden ser herramientas útiles para abordar problemas de violencia y otras situaciones que generan conflictos. Estos programas suelen caracterizarse por su enfoque amplio respecto a los factores que producen o disminuyen las incidencias de violencia, por contemplar estrategias en varios niveles (trabajo…
Entre el año 2000 y 2005 se han hecho diversos esfuerzos por conocer y dimensionar el problema del trabajo infantil en República Dominicana, entre los que se encuentra la Encuesta Nacional del Trabajo Infantil (ENTI) del año 2000, la Encuesta de Fuerza de Trabajo (ENFT) realizada en 2004 por el Banco Central de la República Dominicana y…
This document summarizes the main results of the ten country progress reports developed around the four agreements of the Bogota Declaration.
In Latin America’s 2024 electoral super-cycle, voters seem likely to reward leaders who address their most fundamental needs—in some cases regardless of whether they value democracy, clean government or the rule of law.
In this report, we review virtual degree programs from seven countries to evaluate the availability and viability of online learning as an option for teacher training in LAC.
This report synthesizes the results of a study on the surveys implemented in the region to measure the impact of the pandemic on early childhood.
This report from the Migration, Remittances & Development Program presents the findings of a survey carried out with more than 1,000 US immigrants from eight Latin American and Caribbean nationalities during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study identifies critical aspects that shaped migrants’ experiences in 2020 and early 2021, and, more importantly, the determinants of continuing to send money back home in times of crisis.
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Manuel Orozco, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue, joined CNN for an interview to discuss the ongoing migration phenomenon occurring in Mexico’s southern border. The interview touched upon some of the causes of migration, the countries where large numbers of migrants are coming from, and why this issue needs to be urgently dealt with.
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While 2021 has been a year of transition for the energy sector in Latin America, it has also been a year of instability in the region’s political conditions and social environment. Under this context, industry experts, government officials and corporate representatives convened virtually to discuss the challenges, opportunities and changes in Latin America’s energy markets at the Fifth Annual Latin America Energy Conference.
This report, developed by Javier Curcio and Malena Aprile, aims to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the central early childhood policies that make up the defined basic benefit packages.
This report, elaborated by Latin America Coalition for Teaching Excellence, studies the teacher support policies implemented by the governments of nine countries: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
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Healthy ecosystems are essential for human health and prosperity, yet they are also under pressure from unsustainable development.
Los países miembros de la recién creada Alianza para el Desarrollo en Democracia tienen un compromiso político, moral y económico de rescatar la democracia del secuestro de los autócratas.
Representatives from the Japan Association of Latin America and the Caribbean consider prospects for enhanced Japanese engagement with Central America and the Caribbean.
