The Humanitarian Crisis in Central America
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Overview
Thirty years after the end of devastating civil conflicts, the Northern Triangle countries of Central America are again at a crossroads. Vulnerable communities in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras—already suffering the effects of cyclical droughts and floods—are now experiencing unprecedented levels of violence from organized criminal groups. As a result, many families have been forcibly displaced, both within and outside of their countries of origin.
Clearly, such large-scale violence and displacement merit a far-reaching humanitarian response. Yet governments and aid providers are reluctant to acknowledge and frame responses for the region that both address humanitarian concerns and provide maximum protection for all.
On June 8, we discussed the humanitarian consequences of violence in Central America, on the launch of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Humanitarian Practice Network’s Humanitarian Exchange magazine.
Keynote Speaker
Panelists
Noah Bullock
Wendy Cue
Vicente Raimundo Núñez-Flores
Hosted By
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
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