Latin America Challenges in a Post-Pandemic Scenario by Dr. Jorge Guzman, Former Consul of Colombia in Calgary
Wed, Oct 28
|Zoom


Time & Location
Oct 28, 2020, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Zoom
About the Event
Latin America Challenges in a Post-pandemic Scenario by Dr. Jorge Guzman, Former Consul of Colombia in Calgary
Latin America is the most unequal region in the world. Perhaps, governments have diminished inequality and poverty in the last 14 years, the current socio-economic consequences of the pandemic have increased the number of poor families again. The region is continually struggling with corruption and is facing the second biggest migration in the world from Venezuela. In addition, the high polarization within societies, the continued risk of the institutional instability, and a new global context caused by the commercial war between China and the US have become new challenges for Latin American governments. The following years are crucial and the measures, policies, and even the tone of Latin American governments will determine the path of the post-pandemic era.
Presentation by Dr. Jorge Guzman, Former Consul of Colombia in Calgary
Jorge Guzmán is a…