AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoUN Leadership Race: Six candidates for UN Secretary-General—Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador’s Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Argentina’s Rafael Grossi, Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan, Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and Senegal’s Macky Sall—held their first public debate ahead of the formal selection process. US–Ecuador Security Fallout: Human Rights Watch warns that deepening US-Ecuador anti-crime cooperation is turning “perilous,” citing torture, arbitrary detentions, and civilian drone/air strikes; Ecuador’s prosecutor Alexandra Bravo investigating US strikes was also reported assassinated in Manta. Trade & Tariffs: The US announced new 10–12.5% tariffs on 60 economies under Section 301, targeting countries accused of weak forced-labor enforcement as temporary global duties expire. Quito Governance & Culture: Ecuador’s national museum (Muna) in Quito will get a new design after the government annulled an earlier competition; Sanaa’s team was selected for the ~$100m project. Rights-Based Conservation: IUCN, Yale, and Indigenous groups launched a rights-based conservation training program to strengthen territorial governance across Latin America.
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