Bogota Declaration
Read this declaration outlining teacher’s professional development and school leadership as key elements of any effort to raise teaching quality.
Social Equity
Despite making great strides in recent years, Latin America and the Caribbean remains the most unequal region in the world. To effectively deliver on the promise of economic growth and democratic governance, the region’s institutions need better guarantee shared prosperity, protections, and rights.
The Inter-American Dialogue works to bring public attention to Latin America’s long-neglected social agenda. Our research and efforts focus specifically on taxation and social spending, women’s leadership and gender rights, and access to quality education.
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Northern Triangle: The Origins of America’s Migrant Crisis
Great Decisions examines in the documentary “Northern Triangle: The Origins of America’s Migrant Crisis” the Western Hemisphere’s migration crisis and the fractured societies at the heart of it: Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, is one of the featured guests in this documentary.
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Coronavirus and its Consequences for Latin American & Caribbean Economies
On March 19, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a conference call with Alicia Bárcena and Santiago Levy. The discussion centered around the consequences of this pandemic for the global economy and the Latin American and Caribbean region in particular.
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Me parece importante proceder de acuerdo a la guía [para frenar la expansión del virus] de la Casa Blanca, desarrollado por los mejores profesionales de salud. Hay que dar buen ejemplo para el hemisferio.
Las movilizaciones observadas en esta parte del mundo son sobre todo el resultado de circunstancias nacionales particulares. Juntarlas a todas en la misma bolsa tiende a confundir más que a iluminar. Aun así, la turbulencia está teniendo lugar con un trasfondo de estancamiento económico, demandas y expectativas crecientes, menor espacio fiscal, y partidos políticos e instituciones que han perdido credibilidad y que se ven como desconectados o indiferentes a las preocupaciones diarias de la opinión.