¡Estamos en vivo con el Almirante Craig Faller y la Embajadora @JeanManes de @Southcom!
Escúchelos hablar sobre amenazas actuales, operaciones antinarcóticos y colaboraciones defensivas desde la perspectiva del Comando Sur de los EE.UU. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
@jeanmanes@Southcom El epicentro mundial del coronavirus ahora es Latinoamérica. Nosotros estamos atentos a los impactos de segunda y tercera orden relacionados a la seguridad en la región.
—Almirante Craig Faller de @Southcom habla en vivo
@jeanmanes@Southcom Estados Unidos es el donante principal de ayuda humanitaria en Latinoamérica con más de 330 proyectos en la región en los últimos 6 meses. Queremos que sepan que somos un socio confiable. —@jeanmanes de @Southcom
We are live with @Southcom's Admiral Craig Faller and Ambassador @JeanManes!
Hear them talk about current threats, counter narcotics, and defense partnerships from the regional combatant command perspective. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"The principal way we make the U.S. safer is by working with partners. We have some really strong partners in Latin America," says Admiral Faller of @Southcom.
"Investment for all of us in a secure, stable, prosperous hemisphere is so important."
Often young democracies and sometimes weak institutions are under assault from corruption, transnational criminal organizations, money laundering, and cryptocurrencies.
60% of all cryptocurrency in the world is in the Western Hemisphere, says Admiral Faller of @Southcom.
The AS/COA Anti-Corruption Working Group just published three case studies—from Chile, Mexico, and Peru—that offer lessons for a post-pandemic Latin America.
@robertosimon How is corruption at the local level different from so-called “grand corruption” cases?
In one of three new case studies, our Anti-Corruption Working Group's @robertosimon looks at why it's hard to build a Lava Jato in the Peruvian Amazon. bit.ly/3kYru6Y
@robertosimon How did a civil society-driven anti-corruption push in Mexico during the Peña Nieto administration pave the way for López Obrador's electoral win?
Our Anti-Corruption Working Group head @robertosimon examines in one of three new case studies. bit.ly/3kYru6Y
Watch the @Salud_Ecu minister present on how Ecuador is managing the COVID-19 health crisis. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
.@ericfarns opens #HealthcareASCOA by giving an overview of Ecuador's response to the pandemic and mitigation of its effects.
You can read more about the Moreno administration's moves with our COVID-19 tracker: as-coa.org/articles/coron…
Early progression of COVID-19 in Ecuador:
February 15 = First infected person arrives in Guayaquil from Spain
February 29 = First case confirmed
March 16 = National emergency declared
March 30 = Community transmission starts
¡Estamos en vivo con @IsabelStMalo y Patricia Menéndez-Cambó!
No se pierda esta conversación #BRAVObiz con la ex vicepresidenta de Panamá y la consejera de SoftBank Group International. ¡Acompáñenos! bit.ly/33TVYjN
@IsabelStMalo La crisis económica provocada por la pandemia en Latinoamérica exacerba la inequidad en la fuerza laboral entre los géneros a pesar de que hoy en día se comparten cada vez más las responsabilidades del hogar. —@IsabelStMalo#BRAVObiz
@IsabelStMalo Yo no creía en quotas de género 10 años atrás. Pero ahora creo que, desafortunadamente, las políticas públicas son necesarias para acelerar esos cambios. —Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, consejera de Softbank Group International
You can tweet us your questions, or email them to amolina@as-coa.org:
@IsabelStMalo The Covid-19 pandemic could be a turning point for Latin America, which needs to discuss a new social contract where we agree on the major reforms we want to achieve. —@IsabelStMalo#BRAVObiz