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Monthly Archives: September 2019

The Global Forum Comes to a Close with Moderate Optimism for the Immediate Future of Latin America and the Caribbean
New York – The Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 ended this Friday with “cautious” and “moderate optimism” for the next decade in the region, as former heads of State and experts debated in the final panel, “Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean: current challenges.” Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica and […]

The Public-Private Alliances Model as an Instrument for Development: The Final Goal is Community Wellbeing
New York – The debate of the second session on Friday of the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean focused on “Public-private partnerships for development,” with an exhaustive analysis on the financial model and a vision about how we must adapt to new times, as well as a change on the focus so that […]

Gerardo de Icaza: “We must emphasize that not only votes be counted well, but that the willpower of voters be respected too”
The fourth panel takes place at the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean with the topic “the super election cycle in Latin America in 2019” New York – The Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean started its first session on Friday with a debate about the super election cycle in Latin America, as well […]

“Elections of Anger”: Daniel Zovatto Highlights the Volatile and Defiant Context of Latin America’s Political Reconfiguration
The regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean at International IDEA analyzes the main trends of the super election cycle in the fourth panel at the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean New York – With just a few months left of the super election cycle, in which 15 of the 18 countries in […]

Paola González: “police forces are not, nor should they be the only ones responsible for security in our countries. They are the visible face for good and for bad and that entails more challenges.”
The panel “Challenges of public order and security in contemporary democracies” closes the first session of the Global Forum New York – The session’s third panel featured the topic of public order and security as the focus of debate. Liliana Mesías García, Doctor in Government and Public Policy; and Paola González, Political Scientist, Co-authors of the […]

Experts Analyze the Impact of a Possible Global Recession on Latin America and the Caribbean
New York – The uncertainty and fear that a potential global recession could affect Latin America was at the center of debate in the second panel at the Global Forum Latin America and Caribbean, taking place in New York City and featuring 40 experts on public policy, international relations and economics, including several former heads of […]

Socioeconomic Global Trends: Crisis or the Need for Change
Panel sessions begin at the Global Forum Latin America and Caribbean with the participation of the former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, and the former president of Slovenia, Danilo Turk, among other experts New York – The first panel of the second Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean, “Socioeconomic Global Trends” began this morning with […]

Leonel Fernández: “the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean is the ideal conclave for the exchange of thoughts and the urgent search for effective solutions for the region.”
The former president of the Dominican Republic and president of GFDD/Funglode gave welcoming remarks at the Second Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean which takes place today and tomorrow in New York City The former president of the Dominican Republic and the president of GFDD/Funglode, Dr. Leonel Fernández, gave opening remarks this morning – […]

Two Days to Take on Latin America and the Caribbean’s Most Pressing Challenges
This week New York–one of the most difficult cities to drive a car or walk around in—hosted some of the most important political and social events of the year within the framework of the UN General Assembly. It was also the site of the II Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean. In her opening […]

The II Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean Gets Underway with a Packed Opening Ceremony
GFDD’s director, Natasha Despotovic, and the General Secretary of International IDEA, Kevin Casas Zamora, welcome statesmen and experts who will debate the future of the Americas for two days in New York New York – The II Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean was kicked off yesterday with a reception of guests and cocktail event […]