News & Opportunities
The latest in current development affairs in the region.
Four benefits of developing listening skills and the steps to achieve it
Active listening brings enormous benefits. Although it is difficult to achieve listening skills, they can be taught. [...]
“Sello Empresa Mujer”: An Effective Tool to Promote Women’s Participation in Public Procurement
Encouraging the participation of women-led small and medium-sized enterprise in public procurement processes can help promote gender equality and wome[...]
Governors embrace vision, priorities and plans for the IDB Group
Governors expressed support for the new President’s proposed vision and priorities - presented in the Annual Meeting - for the Latin American and Ca[...]
How to prevent child abuse to eradicate violence in Latin America and the Caribbean?
According to the most recent statistics, two out of every three children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean are victims of child abuse[...]
WHAT, HOW, WHEN and WHERE to include stakeholders in development projects
At the IDB, we create tools to plan the timely and meaningful inclusion of civil society that contribute to reduce the gap of social inclusion and ine[...]
Climate change: when governments’ climate agendas move forward also thanks to the inclusion of stakeholders.
The effects of climate change represent an urgent challenge to address: civil society is an important part of promoting government agendas in this dir[...]
Women and Urban Mobility: An Unfinished Agenda
Many factors lie behind observed gender gaps in labor market outcomes in Latin American and the Caribbean. But one remains largely invisible: transport and urban mobility. [...]
USA: The IDB closed the second of the three phases of the public consultation process in Washington DC with expert organizations in transparency and access to information
With 20 real-time consultations completed, and a 120-day deferred consultation period, the IBD reaffirms its commitment to move towards greater transparency and accountability. [...]
