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Alfredo Carbonell

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Alfredo Carbonell serves as manager of social development for the city of Barranquilla, Colombia.Read more +

Gianna Cunnazza

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Gianna Cunnazza was the executive director of the November 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile and a pioneer as the first paralympic athlete to assume a directorial role in its planning. Read more +

Ángel Cárdenas

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Ángel Cárdenas is the urban development and creative cities manager at CAF – Development Bank of Latin America.Read more +

Taraciuk Broner, Radio France International (Nov 21, 2023)

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El pueblo argentino tiró una moneda al aire y el desenlace está por verse. [Habrá que ver si priman] las propuestas más antiderechos [de la campaña electoral de Javier Milei o] la versión más moderada que presentó en su discurso del domingo. El gobierno de Estados Unidos debe mantenerse alerta…Read more +

Jaime Pumarejo

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Photo of Jaime Pumarejo Alcaldía de Barranquilla
Jaime Pumarejo Heins was mayor of Barranquilla, Colombia from 2020 to 2023. Pumarejo is an advocate for the socioeconomic inclusion of migrants and a proponent of high-impact public investments and large-scale urban regeneration projects.Read more +

An Inside Look at the Cities Summit of the Americas

Anastasia Chacón González ˙ ˙

photo of CAF Conference - Fireside Chat with Rebecca Bill Chavez and Nina Hachigian Jack Schwartz
The 26th Annual CAF Conference kicked off with a fireside chat between Dr. Rebecca Bill Chavez, President & CEO, Inter-American Dialogue and Ambassador Nina Hachigian, US Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy, to discuss the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas, which was held in Denver, Colorado, in April.Read more +

Commemorating Jimmy Carter’s Legacy in the Americas – How President Carter Advanced Democracy and Human Rights in the Region

Luis Almagro, Roberta Clarke, Tom J. Farer, Samuel Lewis, Jennie K. Lincoln, Juan E. Méndez, Maricarmen Plata, Enrique Roig, Mark L. Schneider, Juan Gabriel Valdés, Keith Mines, Margaret Myers ˙ ˙

Photo of President Carter in Cuba in 2002 The Carter Center
Coinciding with the Organization of American States’ (OAS) General Assembly, join USIP, the Carter Center, the Inter-American Dialogue, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the US Permanent Mission to the OAS for a discussion of the Carter administration’s legacy defending human rights throughout the Americas and what it can teach today’s policymakers and human rights defenders.Read more +

Urban Transformation and Inclusion Through the Power of Sports

Devon Severson ˙ ˙

Photo of Sports Inclusion Panel in the Cities Summit of the Americas Inter-American Dialogue
At the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado, on April 26, 2023, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) convened experts to discuss the legacy of mega-sporting events for creating more inclusive cities, with a special focus on the positive impact for individuals with disabilities. Read more +

Back to the Negotiating Table: Renewed Prospects of an EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

Justin Kopek ˙ ˙ Voces

Photo of Lula and Scholz REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
In June 2019, after two decades of on and off negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur, the South American customs union consisting of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, reached an agreement to dramatically expand economic cooperation between the two blocs. This unprecedented free trade agreement would not only eliminate over…Read more +

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