Civil society organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean will participate this week in the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, which will take place in Asunción from March 11 to 14. The aim is to raise concerns about the direction of the Bank’s investments and to demand that its operations respect […]
On March 4th, more than 160 civil society organizations from around the world sent a letter to Formula 1 urging it to update its ban on tobacco sponsorships to include nicotine pouches and to stop facilitating the promotion of addictive products to its millions of young fans. We also urged other F1 sponsors—Disney, Lego, and […]
The report presents the findings of a study aimed at identifying the conditions of access to Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy (IVE) within the public healthcare system of the province of Córdoba.Through a participatory survey of 80 healthcare providers who guarantee the service across 18 departments, the research examined team characteristics, conditions of access to legal […]
More than five years after the enactment of Law 27.610, Fundeps presents a provincial report that systematizes progress, barriers, and good practices in access to voluntary and legal abortion in Córdoba. The report provides evidence produced in collaboration with healthcare teams and feminist activists, within a challenging national context for the protection of sexual and reproductive […]
In a context of regulatory backsliding that threatens public health policies, Fundeps presents More Than Labels, a collective legal compendium that provides concrete tools to defend the Law on the Promotion of Healthy Eating and to strengthen the human right to adequate food in Argentina. The Law on the Promotion of Healthy Eating is a […]
In a context of regulatory setbacks that threaten public health policies, this legal compendium provides concrete tools to defend the Law for the Promotion of Healthy Eating. The publication brings together contributions from various authors who, from complementary legal perspectives, offer clear and actionable arguments to uphold its full validity, demand its effective implementation, and […]
This report, prepared by FARN, Fundeps, and Fundación CAUCE, analyzes the first financing approved by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Argentina and its socio-environmental implications. Drawing on the case of the wind power project in Tierra del Fuego, the document is key to understanding the challenges of international financing for the energy transition, […]
In September 2023, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved its first financing operation for Argentina, amounting to USD 65 million, aimed at the construction of a wind farm near Río Grande, in the province of Tierra del Fuego. This was the institution’s first project in the country since Argentina’s official accession to the AIIB […]
A new report by Fundeps analyzes the marketing and psychological persuasion strategies used by the tobacco industry to normalize the consumption of tobacco and nicotine among young people and adolescents, circumventing regulations and reducing risk perception. Smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Each year, it causes more than 7 million […]
On December 31, the Executive Branch issued Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 941/2025, through which it reformed the functioning of the Argentine intelligence system. This reform was not enacted through a law debated in Congress, but rather unilaterally, during the legislative recess. Why should this matter to you? Because it changes the way in […]
Within the framework of the alliance with UNICEF Argentina, Fundeps visited the municipalities of Villaguay, Ezeiza, and Río Tercero, which are part of the Healthy Environments program under the Municipalities United for Children and Adolescents (MUNA) initiative. Each team is making steady progress in developing regulations to strengthen children’s well-being and nutrition, thereby consolidating a […]
Within the framework of COP30 held in Belém do Pará (Brazil), members and allies of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development advanced a series of collective demands to Public Development Banks (PDBs) to support a community-led energy transition that respects rights and meets the needs of communities in the Global South.* Within the framework […]