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about democracy and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The panel was moderated by Gerardo Noto.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><strong>Abstract from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/latin-america\/events\/advancing-democracy-and-development-latin-america-and-caribbean\" target=\"_blank\">UNDP<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Latin America and the Caribbean region is at a pivotal moment. While the region has made significant progress in reducing poverty, expanding rights, and consolidating democracy, it continues to face growing pressures: political polarization, institutional mistrust, social fragmentation, the climate crisis, unsafe migration, and the accelerated impact of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>In this context, UNDP invites you to the dialogue \u201cAdvancing Democracy and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean\u201d, a space to reflect on the current challenges facing democracy in the region, analyze UNDP\u2019s historical and future role in democratic strengthening and human development, and reaffirm the essential link between democracy and development as unfinished, interdependent processes that must move forward together.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>This effort builds on UNDP\u2019s long-standing tradition of generating evidence, ideas, and proposals to support democratic governance\u2014as it did with the 2002 and 2004 reports\u2014and is part of the preparation for the upcoming report <em>Democracy and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean 2025: Reimagining the Futures of Democracy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p><div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S5-k9Uap04M?si=drjgJlEcetqnYVSj\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Gerardo Munck joined Bettina Woll, Isabel Saint Malo, and Marcela R\u00edos for a discussion about democracy and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. 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