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Tackling the Root Causes: Food Insecurity and Forced Migration in Latin America
Overview
The 2022 Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection and the Global Compact for Migration underline the importance of addressing the key drivers and structural factors that force people to leave their homes. Migration within and from Latin America is multifaceted and is driven by factors that include food insecurity. Food scarcity in the region has become a structural problem, exacerbated by recent crises that include the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian invasion of Ukraine, and worsening effects of climate change, all of which have impact on the supply chains. While the linkage between hunger and migration is not linear, food insecurity has been shown to significantly increase the likelihood of an individual or family leaving a country. Initiatives to improve food security can help curtail irregular migration within the region and from Latin America to the US.
On October 9, the Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) and the Latin America Program (LAP) will host a public event on “Tackling the Root Causes: Food Insecurity and Forced Migration in Latin America.” Experts will discuss the linkage between hunger and migration; the role played by different actors including faith-based organizations in building hope; and sustainable solutions to tackle this issue. The consequences of food insecurity highlight the need to better understand the social dynamics in the region and devise policy responses to ensure the self-reliance and well-being of displaced people and their hosts.
Speakers
Hosted By
Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative
The Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative (RAFDI) provides evidence-based analyses that translate research findings into practice and policy impact. Established in 2022 as a response to an ever-increasing number of people forcibly displaced from their homes by protracted conflicts and persecution, RAFDI aims to expand the space for new perspectives, constructive dialogue and sustainable solutions to inform policies that will improve the future for the displaced people. Read more
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
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