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Nuevo Índice de Progreso Social destaca a Chile entre latinos
11 June 2013 | comparative index, global index, latin america, social indicators, social progress, well-beingEn el segundo lugar de América Latina y 14° entre las 50 naciones evaluadas apareció Chile en la primera entrega del Índice de Progreso Social, que midió el desempeño de los países en la cobertura de...
Vacante l Alianza de Gobierno Abierto Mecanismo de Revisión Independiente Convocatoria para Investigadores Locales
05 June 2013 | latin america, open government, vacancyEl Mecanismo de Revisión Independiente (The Independent Reporting Mechanism, IRM) de la Alianza de Gobierno Abierto (Open Government Partnership, OGP), requiere contratar personas o instituciones...
SIGA2013: We are democracy, we are the government
04 June 2013 | citizen participation, democracy, ict, internet, latin america, open data, open government, public admin, technologyFour years ago it was pure utopia to think about an event around Open Government and its trends in Spain and Latin America. A group of young people came together and decided to create Fundación...
UN-REDD Programme - Newsletter 38 - Valuable Breakthrough in Indonesia’s Efforts Towards Improved REDD+ Governance
03 June 2013 | africa, asia pacific, competition, ecuador, events, forest governance, indonesia, latin america, mexico, mongolia, monitor prg, pga, reporting, un-reddRead the latest newsletter from the UN-REDD programme, which contains announcements and news-stories from the UN-REDD partner countries on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest...
UN-REDD+: Regional Workshop on National Forest Monitoring Systems for REDD+ in Ecuador
22 May 2013 | deforestation, forest governance, latin america, monitoring mechanisms, un-reddEcuador hosted the first Regional Workshop on National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) for REDD+ in Latin America from 23-26 April 2013 convening over 11 countries from the region as well as members...
CIVICUS lThe 2013 State of Civil Society Report is here
03 May 2013 | africa, asia pacific, freedom of expression, governance, internet, latin america, methodology, women's rightsInsight from over 50 civil society experts from around the world. The State of Civil Society 2013 Report is Finally Here! Amidst the challenges facing civil society, the CIVICUS State of Civil...
Belize l Employee Assistance Policy survey conducted for public servants in Belize
03 April 2013 | latin america, needs assessment, public servants, public service delivery, sampling, surveyThe Ministry of the Public Service and Elections and Boundaries, in an attempt to improve the performance standards and services delivery by public servants in Belize, has embarked on a number of...
Honduras: Nuevo mecanismo de auditoría social en el sector seguridad
01 March 2013 | anti-corruption measures, blogpost, latin america, monitoring, securityCentroamérica es una de las regiones más violentas del mundo. Honduras lidera el ranking mundial de países más violentos con una tasa de 82 homicidios cada 100.000 habitantes. En esta región hay...
Mexico l Hungry for results: A new crusade in Mexico and its need for transparency and accountability
19 February 2013 | accountability, independent monitoring, latin america, nutrition , poverty reduction, social protection, transparencyMexico is the second biggest economy in Latin America and growing steadily. Yet, despite its economic performance Mexico suffers from extended poverty and inequality. As one of its priorities, the...
The Americas: Economies grow, democracies shrink. What does corruption have to do with it?
05 December 2012 | blogpost, caribbean, corruption, democracy, economy, latin america, north americaFor the Americas, 2012 was largely a positive year in many ways. As important economic and social indicators show an improvement, there is a sense of optimism throughout the region, especially in...