http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33200_20091016.pdf
Discusses the purposes and quantity of human trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. policy responses, and regional and country-level anti-trafficking efforts. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34742_20091002.pdf
Latest update on the U.S. view of the global financial crisis. Also discusses the effects of the crisis on other parts of the world, especially Europe, Asia, and Latin America. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.usip.org/files/haiti_after_donors_conference.pdf
Surveys poverty and inequality in Haiti and examines obstacles to sustained stability and growth as a means of understanding why support efforts have not succeeded to date. Calls for conditional cash transfers, expanded microcredit, and the creation of a national civil service corps for stimulating sustainable growth. From the United States Institute of Peace.
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=943
Subtitled: The Populist Revival, the Emergence of the Center, and Implications for U.S. Policy. Latin American concerns over poverty, political corruption, and citizen insecurity have led to dynamic competition between two different forms of governance: radical populism as seen in the Chavez and Morales regimes and moderate, centrist regimes in Chile, Brazil, and Mexico. Proposes a strategy for U.S. policy to support the moderate regimes. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB287/index.htm
Subtitled: Declassified documents highlight U.S. concerns over role of Colombian security forces in February 2000 paramilitary killings. From the National Security Archive.
Presents information on climate change issues including the economic and policy implications of climate change and analyses of the international negotiations. As of August 2009, 19 countries, mostly African, Asian, and Latin American, were participating in the project. From the United Nations Development Programme.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21049_20090714.pdf
Discusses U.S. concerns with terrorism in various parts of Latin America including Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Cuba. Also discusses the growing influence of Iran in Latin America and the U.S. policy of increased regional cooperation with Latin American countries since 9/11. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/5/36465/2009-254-EEI-2009-Lanzamiento-WEB.pdf
Features a regional overview and country tables. Discusses the effects of the worldwide economic downturn on Latin America. Predicts that the gross domestic product for Latin America and the Caribbean will fall by 1.9% in 2009. From the United Nations.
http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve10
Documents the formulation of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean between 1969 and 1972. A chapter on Bolivia will be added later. Relations with Chile will be covered in a separate volume. Documents on the Nixon administration's concerns about revolutionary forces in Uruguay were also omitted from the volume. From the State Department.
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_rfa_fr_2008.pdf
Providess information on the number of persons admitted to the U.S. as refugees or granted asylum in the U.S. in 2008. Reports that a total of 60,108 persons were admitted as refugees during 2008. The leading countries of nationality for refugees were Burma, Iraq, and Bhutan. 22,930 persons were granted asylum with the leading countries of nationality being China, Colombia, and Haiti. From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09570.pdf
Assesses whether local and regional procurement of food for food assistance programs reduces costs and speeds delivery. Improvements were found in programs of assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa but not for Latin America. From the Government Accountability Office
