South America

South America

International Call Cumbre de los Pueblos 2013

People’s Summit of Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe for Social Justice, International Solidarity and in Defense of the Commons

Between the 26th and 28th of January 2013, the CELAC Summit (EU-LAC) will be held in Santiago, Chile. A Peoples Summit will be held in parallel from 25-27th of January.

The future of Public Enterprises in Latin America and the World

Synthesis report on international seminar in Montevideo

An international seminar in Montevideo, co-organised by TNI and the Uruguayan government, shared the latest learning and innovation by state-owned enterprises across Latin America and affirmed their importance as instruments for economic and social development.

Latinamerika udfordrer USA i krigen mod narko

Authors
External author(s): 
Jesper Løvenbalk Hansen
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Dagbladet Information

En lang række latinamerikanske regeringer ønsker at legalisere narkotika for at undgå mere vold. USA kæmper imod

‘Nature is not for sale’

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Interview with Pablo Solon
Authors
External author(s): 
Robin van Wechem
This was originally published at: 
Trouw

He wrote one of the most progressive laws for nature conservation. He organized the first international climate conference for common people. And now he wipes the floor with the UN proposal for a ‘green economy’. The Bolivian Pablo Solón thinks we should treat nature with more respect.

Latijns-Amerika wil af van oorlog tegen drugs

Nogal wat landen in Latijns-Amerika willen af van de oorlog tegen drugs. De oorlog, die vooral in Mexico en Centraal-Amerika een zware tol eist, heeft gefaald, zeggen ze. Ze zullen dit weekend op de Top van de Amerika's pleiten voor alternatieven.

Public Debt, Regional Integration and The South Bank

The EU debt crisis foretells a more serious global debt crisis, caused by unlimited growth and the ongoing financial casino. Latin America's emerging financial and regional architecture offers hope for a new type of integration based on solidarity. 

Another missed opportunity

Obama in Latin America

Obama's trip to Latin America: about gaining economic advantages, ignoring historical and recent diplomatic interferences and strategically placed critisism.

UN World Water Day 2011: Reclaiming public water for our cities

TNI's Water Justice programme is marking this year's UN World Water Day in Cape Town at the GWOPA (Global Water Operator partnerships Alliance) Congress, in the continuing struggle to reclaim public water.

Public Community Partnerships in Peru and Uruguay

Philipp Terhorst talks to Alicia Araujo, Luis Isarra and Adriana Marquisio from the Platform for Public Community Partnerships of the Americas

Citizen struggles for public water in Peru and Uruguay share many similarities and a common vision, with "public-community partnerships" bringing trade unions and water utility managers together on a shared platform.

Time for Europe to put human rights above commercial advantage

Policy Brief: Why EU–Colombia/Peru Free Trade Agreements should not be ratified

Free trade or slave trade? How the EU's free trade agreements in Colombia and Peru reward human rights abuses, destroy livelihoods, promote land grabbing and strip governments of their sovereignty to regulate capital flows.

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