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Latin America and the Caribbean
Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why cross-border social protection would be useful

Argentina and Zimbabwe currently need a kind of international support that the multilateral system does not provide

Equal rights
Roli Mahajan

Marrying the person you love

Ecuador has legalised same-sex marriage

Gender-based violence
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Killed for being female

Femicides are frequent in Mexico, but civil-society organisations fight against this

Gender relations
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Unequal opportunities

Though the law forbids discrimination in Mexico, the road to gender equity remains long

Socialisation
Britta Wiemers
Henry Cervantes

Preventing violence

Gender roles need to change to stop violence

Universities
Manuel Parra

International network

LMU’s Center for International Health cooperates with universities around the world

Mental distress
Manuel Parra

Workplace violence

Students of an international Masters course are doing research on mental- health risks at the workplace

University system
Mariano Laplane

Efforts towards inclusion

The impact of public and private education on social inequality in Brazil

Children’s rights
Manfred Liebel

Bolivia bows to international pressure

Bolivia abandons pioneering legal reform for working children

Security
Rita Trautmann
Dennis Muñoz

Climate of fear and violence

Honduras is among the most dangerous countries that are not currently at war

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions