Latin American Committee

With reports of mass destruction of natural spaces and elimination of complete ecosystems from across the world emerging constantly, all eyes turn to the largest rainforest in the world: the Amazon. The Amazon, like many ecosystems of our world, is home to millions of animal species, indigenous people who have inhabited the region for centuries, and precious minerals and materials. However, during the last century, international corporations have established massive projects to extract the materials from the land, more specifically oil.

The Tufts Latin American Committee, the Middle East Research Group (MERG), the Tufts South Asian Regional Committee (SARC), and Tufts European Horizons, will be co-hosting a talk with Dr. Gavin Yamey, the Director of the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health at Duke Global Health Institute, on the global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

This talk, which will take place on Monday, May 3rd at 6pm, seeks to explore the barriers to immunity present at the micro level as well as how vaccine distribution is stimulating and/or transforming power competition in the global arena.

Join the Latin American Committee for our first discussion of the academic year, where we'll discuss Controversial Chinese Fishing Practices around the Galapagos Islands. Despite increasing economic ties between China and Ecuador, fishing disputes around the Galapagos have long been a source of tension between both countries. What does this mean for the future of Sino-Ecuadorian relations? How is Galapagos' biodiversity threatened by excessive commercial fishing? Is international/domestic law applicable in this scenario? What are the proposed solutions?

Join the Latin American Committee this Monday, April 27th, at 6:30 PM EST, for our first virtual panel and discussion with public officials in Colombia to talk about the country's response to COVID-19. To learn more about how the region is bracing for the social and economic impact of this global pandemic, we will meet Alejandra Botero, the counselor for management and compliance of the republic of Colombia, and Henrique Sosa, the advisor on economic integration of migrants and promotion of national employment. This event will be via Zoom. Meeting ID: 977 8816 3683 Password: 057145