Regional multi-stakeholder strategies to eradicate gender-based digital violence
September 24, 2026 | Activities
Digital violence against women poses a growing challenge for democracies. Ensuring that digital environments are safe spaces for participation, expression, and the exercise of rights is a challenge shared by a variety of actors, including governments, parliaments, experts, advocates, civil society organizations, and internet intermediaries. The goal is to promote inclusive digital governance, based on...
Artificial intelligence regulation in Latin America: Towards people-centred governance grounded in democratic principles and a forward-looking vision
September 15, 2026 | Activities
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is presenting parliaments with decisions that are difficult to delay, even as the technology, its applications and its risks continue to evolve. For Latin American parliaments, the challenge is not simply to regulate, but to define what kind of AI governance reflects the region’s realities, protects rights, and,...
Illicit financial flows and illegal economies: Priorities for a regional agenda
September 8, 2026 | Activities
Illicit financial flows and illegal economies pose a growing challenge to development, security, and democratic governance in Latin America and the Caribbean. The expansion of transnational criminal networks and their infiltration into sectors of the formal economy affect public finances, economic activity, and trust in institutions, requiring responses that go beyond exclusively sectoral approaches. These...
Strengthening interparliamentary cooperation and bi-regional dialogue with the European Parliament: Opportunities and challenges
September 7, 2026 | Activities
In an international context marked by growing fragmentation and an increasingly close interconnection between geopolitical, economic, and technological dynamics, parliamentary cooperation between Europe and the Americas and the Caribbean takes on renewed significance. In this context, Chilean Senator Iván Flores García, President of ParlAmericas, participated virtually in a meeting of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary...
Modernizing Parliaments, Strengthening Democracy and Public Trust: Reflections from the 48th CPA CAA Regional Conference
September 4, 2026 | Activities
As parliaments across the Caribbean and the wider Americas navigate rapid technological, social, and institutional transformations, their ability to adapt effectively is becoming increasingly important. Digital tools, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and new forms of public engagement are reshaping parliamentary work, raising new questions about institutional capacity, governance, and the responsible use of technology. At the...
ParlAmericas supports the National Congress of Honduras in strengthening its open parliament process
August 27, 2026 | Activities
Legislative reform processes require regulations and political decision-making, but their implementation also depends on the knowledge, experience and day-to-day work of parliamentary staff. Parliamentary diplomacy can play a key role in promoting peer learning and facilitating political and technical dialogue. Against this backdrop, a ParlAmericas delegation paid an institutional visit to the National Congress of...
Transparency, integrity, and new forms of influence: Parliamentary dialogue on lobbying regulation in Latin America
August 21, 2026 | Activities
Lobbying regulation presents a central challenge for parliaments: ensuring that engagement with different sectors of society contributes to informed and pluralistic legislative deliberation while providing transparency about who seeks to influence public decisions, which interests they represent, and the mechanisms they use. Clear frameworks in this area help strengthen integrity, accountability, and trust in democratic...
Ending the cycle: YWiL Network advances regional action for menstrual equity and period poverty
August 12, 2026 | Activities
Menstrual health is closely connected to the health, rights and dignity of women and girls, yet period poverty continues to restrict access to menstrual products, adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities, and reliable information. Across the Caribbean, important gaps remain in research, policy, legislation and programming on menstrual health and equity. Against this backdrop, the fifth...
Access to justice for survivors of sexual violence requires rights-based legislative responses
August 11, 2026 | Activities
Ensuring effective access to justice for survivors of gender-based sexual violence remains a major challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite legislative progress in several countries, institutional, procedural, and geographic barriers continue to impede reporting, protection, and redress. These challenges were at the heart of the meeting Barriers to Accessing Justice in Cases of Sexual...
Strengthening parliamentary diplomacy in Peru’s new bicameral era
July 3, 2026 | Activities
Parliaments play a vital role in connecting regional discussions with national priorities and translating international cooperation into meaningful democratic action. With this objective, Senator Iván Flores García (Chile), President of ParlAmericas, and Anabella Zavagno, Deputy Director General of the organization, participated in the Induction Program for Senators and Members of the Chamber of Deputies elected for the 2026-2031...