LEFT BEHIND BY THE G20
In 2010, the G20 committed themselves to promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
4th London Brazilian Film Festival is back!
For the fourth time, the UK's capital is hosting a Brazilian Film Festival. In two weeks, between September 21 and 25, it returns, bringing a wide selection of 24 movies, including shorts, feature films and documentaries.
PERU – THE TYRANNY OF STATISTICS
The Peruvian economy has been growing at record rates over the last few years but behind the label of 'middle-income country' lies a harsh reality of hardship and inequality.
THE REAL BRAZIL
A new study for Christian Aid by CEBRAP and other Brazilian partners shows that, even though inequality declined between 2003 and 2009, the process has now stopped. It then makes policy recommendations to tackle this enduring problem.
‘GROWTH FOR EQUALITY’ THE ECLAC WAY
Employment, state intervention and structural change are among the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's recipes for bringing greater equality to the region.
LATIN AMERICA’S INEQUALITY TRAP
The UNDP's first Regional Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean, published in 2010, offers some proposals for tackling Inequality.
LATIN AMERICA: THE SCANDAL OF INEQUALITY
Although some progress has been made over the last decade, Latin America is still the region in the world with the highest level of social inequality. Christian Aid analyses the problem in a report published earlier this year.
Colombia’s indigenous peoples in the crossfire
The Nasa people's desire for autonomy places them in conflict with the national army, the FARC and the paramilitaries.
PEACE IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS IN COLOMBIA
A former director of the Jesuit think-tank CINEP argues that peace depends on settling the 'social question', chronic inequality, and sees little willingness anywhere to address this seriously.
ARGENTINA: two convicted over use of agro-chemicals
A provincial court in Argentina has found two people guilty of illegally spraying agro-chemicals close to a residential area in Cordoba.