A special event marking six months since the Left's historic election victory and defeat of the coup in Bolivia. With eyewitness speakers from Bolivia including journalist Ollie Vargas Plus: Chair: Christine Blower, Labour Friends of Progressive Latin America. RSVP here.
The prevalence of child poverty has at last received significant coverage in mainstream political debates this year. This attention has led to some major wins in the battle against child poverty, including the important expansion of the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan Act. These victories are critical to cutting child poverty in […]
Against the global challenges from climate change, ending poverty to securing peace and disarmament there is an increasing need to continue and to deepen a closer cooperation with US and EU progressive forces and to build up a coordinated progressive agenda. The event focused on challenges, aspects and tasks in the areas of Foreign Trade […]
A day-long online event of Labour's Left featuring: With a range of sessions on topics from a socialist economic policy to defending our rights & opposing the racist offensive to standing up for Labour Party democracy & much more besides. Join this vital event, discuss the Labour Left's next steps and be part of the […]
Laura Carlsen entrevista a: -Melissa Cardoza. Escritora, feminista hondureña.-Gilda Rivera. Dir. Centro de Derechos de Mujeres, Honduras.-Alex Main. Dir. Política Internacional Por www.rompeviento.tv y Rompeviento TV en YouTube.
Recent turmoil in Haiti and a late outbreak of COVID-19 have drawn attention to the failings of the political system and international involvement, but have overshadowed many other aspects of society in need of attention, including the economy, environment, humanitarian concerns, and human security. This webinar will bring together experts on Haiti from religious communities […]
The international press exploded with coverage of the assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse, who was executed in the early hours of Wednesday, July 7, 2021. That same day, several large non-Haitian institutions opined about what Haiti needs. Some called for a new military occupation despite multiple flawed and failed past interventions in Haiti, while others angled […]
650 billion in SDRs will be allocated to 190 countries. Amid a pandemic, should they be saved or spent? 67% of all Special Drawing Rights will go to the richest countries. While the international community finds a manner to channel these resources to vulnerable countries, society reflects upon how developing countries should use the SDRs. […]
US President Joe Biden promised a break with Trump's policies in Latin America by putting democracy and human rights at the centre of the US agenda. In his address to the IIEA, Guillaume Long will evaluate whether Biden's pledge has been met to date by exploring the first few months of the new US administration's […]
Infrastructure has been the bedrock to America’s development, progress, and dreams. Roads to highways, dams, bridges, electric grids, railways and then airports and now internet and more. Can we learn from history, assess current needs, understand the economics and have a vision for our future? Participants: Moderator Peter Coy is an economics writer for the New […]
The people of the Global South are struggling to survive COVID’s economic storm, and the neocolonial world order is pulling them down. The shackles of debt, dollar supremacy, the specter of a new round of IMF-imposed austerity — join leading development economist Jayati Ghosh and Director of International Policy at CEPR Alex Main as we […]
Disciplines on intellectual property protection are part of the multilateral trade system through the WTO TRIPS Agreement. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to bear again the tension between the protection of intellectual property rights and public health, which had been addressed in 2001 through the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public health. Having […]
