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The climate crisis, how governments respond to it and how this response impacts on the most marginalized are among the most pressing international issues going forward, and yet leadership on this issue is lacking.

In Latin America, the increased release of open government data aims to strengthen the transparency and accountability of governments, build new business opportunities, and improve services for citizens.

In the digital economy, services like banks, pharmacies, and mobile phone providers make intensive use of personal data to shape the rules of intermediation within specific business spheres.

Despite Latin America's progress in reducing poverty, a quarter of its population still lives in poverty.

Between 2003 and 2013, more than 70 million people moved out of poverty in Latin America.

Over the last two decades, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has become one of the major international bodies searching for scientific and political agreements between developing and developed countries.

Throughout the developing world, young men and women are facing high unemployment and experiencing strong feelings of dissatisfaction with quality of life amid weak governance and institutions, increased political instability, and growing state authoritarianism.

Throughout the developing world, young men and women face high unemployment coupled with strong feelings of dissatisfaction with their quality of life in contexts of weak governance and institutions, increased political instability, and growing state authoritarianism — factors that render societies vulnerable and play a role in radicalization.

Front-of-package (FOP) food labels have been recommended by the World Health Organization and public health experts worldwide as an effective measure to strengthen understanding of nutritional information and help consumers make healthy choices.

The Think Tank Initiative’s (TTI) Phase 2 capacity development strategy focuses on strengthening policy research institutions to ensure long-term organizational sustainability.

The increase in women’s participation in labour markets is one of the most prominent socioeconomic changes in Latin America in recent years.

Paraguay is a country with high levels of political and administrative centralization.

As it increasingly becomes the “infrastructure underlying all infrastructures” and drives economic and social development, access to the Internet has become a priority for developing countries.

A decade of continuous growth, coupled with enhanced social investment, has reduced poverty and increased labour market opportunities in Latin America.

Several studies have shown that some forms of collaborative business networking can have a positive impact on innovation, financial results, and regional development.

High salt diets are a major cause of high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for death, and account for close to two-thirds of strokes and one-half of heart disease incidents worldwide.

Despite the region's progress in reducing poverty, 165 million people in Latin America (28% of its population) live in poverty.

This project will study private sector efforts to promote better compliance with anticorruption laws in Latin America.

This funding will advance Instituto Desarrollo, Participación y Ciudadanía (ID)'s role as a credible policy research institution in Paraguay by strengthening its ability to provide high-quality, influential, and policy-relevant research.

This project will enhance Centro de Análisis y Difusión de la Economía Paraguaya's (CADEP) role as a credible policy research institution in Paraguay by fostering its ability to provide high-quality, influential, and policy-relevant research.

Climate change and deforestation are causing extreme drought, intense rainfall, and flooding in the Gran Chaco Americano.

Leishmaniasis is one of the most significant vector-borne diseases worldwide, with more than 2 million new cases recorded every year.