TOPICS
Faith in the 2008 ElectionReligion played a significant role in the 2008 presidential campaign. Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin and the participants in both the Democratic and...
SUB-TOPICS
Governance
The problem of corruption undercuts effective development policy at all levels; good goverance is increasingly recognized as a global priority. Explore the role of...
AT THE CENTER
EVENTS (9)
Promoting Education for All in Latin America: Fe y Alegria's Experience and Inspiration
September 30, 2008
September 30, 2008
PUBLICATIONS (11)
Faith-Inspired Organizations and Global Development: A Background Review "Mapping" Social and Economic Development Work in Latin America
January 30, 2009
January 30, 2009
Global Development and Faith-Inspired Organizations in Latin America: Meeting Report
January 30, 2009
January 30, 2009
INTERVIEWS (69)
A Discussion with Corina Villacorta, Executive Advisor on Child Rights, World Vision International
January 26, 2009
January 26, 2009
A Discussion with Juan Silva, Eye Care Regional Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean, WHO-PAHO
January 21, 2009
January 21, 2009
LETTERS (50)
POSTS (4)
RELATED RESOURCES: LATIN AMERICA
Barack Obama on Global Threats at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
April 23, 2007
In today's globalized world, the security of the American people is inextricably linked to the security of all people. When narco-trafficking and corruption threaten democracy in Latin America, it's America's problem too. When poor villagers in Indonesia have no choice but to send chickens to market infected with avian flu, it cannot be seen as a distant concern. When religious schools in Pakistan teach hatred to young children, our children are threatened as well.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was re-elected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School,...
Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was re-elected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School,...