Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Culture
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Least Developed Countries
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Millennium Development Goals
Research
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Population:
International migration
Morbidity and mortality
Population distribution and internal migration
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Socio-Economic Governance and Management
Social Development:
Conflict
Cooperative
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Statistics:
Country or region codes
Demographic and social surveys
Environmental Accounts
Geographical names
Sustainable Development:
Biodiversity
Capacity-building
Climate change
Demographics
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Gender equality
Health
International law
Partnerships
Poverty
Rural Development
Sanitation
Science
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Geographic scope: |
Regional
North America
Latin America and Caribbean
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Country of activity: |
Honduras
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
United States of America
Spain
Guatemala
Chile
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Canada
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Peru
El Salvador
Brazil
Uruguay
Haiti
Mexico
Paraguay
Cuba
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Organizational structure: |
The department of Latin American Studies masters program is closely aligned with the Latin American Institute which is part of the INternational Studies Institute |
Number and type of members: |
25 affiliated faculty |
Funding structure: |
Grants from Governments
Other sources
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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