Olga Valle
Olga Valle is a Nicaraguan feminist activist, a defender, and a researcher in Human Rights. She is currently a member of the citizen network of the Urnas Abiertas electoral observatory.
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María Teresa Blandón
Dialogue Expert María Teresa Blandón is a Nicaraguan feminist activist. She founded La Corriente, an organization aimed at promoting feminist thought.
Silvia Serrano-Guzmán
Silvia Serrano-Guzmán is the associate director of the Healthy Families Initiative at the O’Neill Institute and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University.
What Motivated China’s Covid-19 Assistance in LAC?
Beyond humanitarian motives, China’s pandemic aid has aimed to achieve multiple other objectives.
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How to Incorporate Early Childhood Care and Education Staff Competence Frameworks into Public Policies?
On July 8, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Inter-American Institute for Children and Adolescents (IIN-OAS), with the support of the LEGO Foundation, held an online event to present a competence framework for early childhood care and education staff.
Has Latin America Become a Foreign Policy Priority for the U.S.?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on the role of U.S. legislators in drafting U.S. policy toward Latin America.
Competency Frameworks for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Staff – Regional Sistematization
This study developed by Javier Quesada and Claudia Castro outlines a competency framework for care and education personnel as a common starting point that countries in the region can incorporate into their training and certification plans.
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Addressing the Root Causes of Migration from Central America
On April 21, 2021, the Inter-American Dialogue, Creative Associates International, and the International Organization on Migration hosted the online event Addressing the Root Causes of Migration from Central America to discuss trends in Central American migration alongside practical solutions for managing these flows and addressing the factors pressuring people to leave their homes.
Laura Carlsen
Laura Carlsen is director of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy and a member of the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders’ Initiative. Carlsen is a frequent commentator for the Latin America Advisor.
Maria Sylvia de Oliveira
Maria Sylvia de Oliveira is president of the GELEDÉS Instituto da Mulher Negra, a civil society organization that fights for the rights of women and Black Brazilians. She is an attorney and works in the area of human rights, gender, race, and ethnicity issues and in combating violence against women and domestic and family violence.
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The Road to Legal Abortion in Argentina
On February 25, 2021, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted the webinar “The Road to Legal Abortion in Argentina” in partnership with the Embassy of Argentina in Washington, DC, and the International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region (IPPFWHR). Panelists discussed the winning strategy employed by the feminist movement to promote passage of the law to legalize abortion, the challenges they encountered, and how they leveraged resources to produce a favorable outcome.
ONLINE EVENT: The Road to Legal Abortion in Argentina
On February 25, the Inter-American Dialogue, the Embassy of Argentina in Washington, DC, and International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region (IPPFWHR) will host an event on the effort that drove to the legalization of abortion in Argentina.
Chile’s Constitutional Referendum: A Symbolic Triumph but a Long Road Ahead
A popularly written constitution marks a new founding for Chilean democracy after the Pinochet dictatorship and the subsequent decades-long transition. But it will not assure the success of any one project in particular.
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Looking Back at the 24th CAF Conference
On September 9, 10, and 11, 2020, over 6,000 participants from around the world convened virtually for the 24th Annual CAF Conference to discuss the most pressing issues facing the Western Hemisphere.
Would Joe Biden Change U.S. Policy Toward Venezuela?
A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring expert viewpoints on what the U.S. policy toward Venezuela would be like under a potential Biden administration.