The Igarapé Institute just launched a new data visualization – the Drug Policy Monitor for the Americas. The Monitor includes an interactive map of drug policy innovation across North, Central and South America.

O Instituto Igarapé lançou dois novos produtos para gerar conscientização sobre as políticas de drogas. Um dos principais objetivos é fortalecer o argumento de educadores e famílias através de informações e dados concretos, sempre com vistas à redução de danos.

Maps literally shape how we understand the world. For the past few years, the Igarapé Institute has designed digital maps to convey complex trends on issues ranging from arms flows and homicide to migration flows and drug policy innovation.

The Institute was active around the world in April. Our researchers participated in over a dozen events, a few of which are listed below.

After a string of privacy scandals involving Cambridge Analytica appeared throughout April, concerns about cybersecurity and digital rights are rising to the top of the agenda.

Rio de Janeiro’s FIRJAN council assembles all major private companies to discuss common priorities and challenges. The Council for Public Security is designed to address key risks facing industries ranging from manufacturers to tourism.

Igarapé released a new report, Citizen Security in Latin America: Facts and Figures. Developed in partnership with the Latin American Development Bank (CAF), the report sets out some hard numbers on the security situation for Latin America.

In March, the Igarapé Institute launched a new series of reflections on the future of the global liberal order. Working with the World Economic Forum and the Lind Initiative, the series includes feature articles by Robert Muggah together with Steven Pinker, Francis Fukuyama, Anne-Marie Slaughter,…

Gender inequality is a far reaching challenge. During “Women’s Month,” the Igarapé Institute launched a new network to generate awareness and action. The “Rede de mulheres, paz, e segurança” [Women, Peace, and Security Network] brings together the leading organizations working on the issue. Coordinated by…

In April of 2017, the Igarapé Institute together with dozens of Latin American organizations initiated a campaign with a daring goal: reduce homicides by 50% in a decade. Today, the Institute is delighted to report that It is joined by 59 partners, commitments from seven…

The Institute’s executive director Ilona Szabó delivered a lecture at the World Economic Forum summit in Latin America, hosted by the government of Sao Paulo. The Igarapé Institute has a wide-ranging partnership with the World Economic Forum. The Institute’s executive director Ilona Szabó is a…

The Igarapé Institute is outraged by the assassination of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most promising young political actors and leaders, Marielle Franco. Her assassination shocked Brazilians and electrified the global community. Her killing represents yet another flagrant violation of human rights and an attack…

The Igarapé Institute has forged a broad partnership with Folha de Sao Paulo, including the renowned Ilustrissima magazine which received 100 million readers a month. In March, columns on gun-related violence and tensions in Mexico made the front cover. The Institute produces monthly columns to…

The Igarapé Institute continued its partnership with the Economist in 2018. The magazine featured homicide reduction as a feature theme, the first time in its history. The Institute’s “Instinct for Life” campaign was also prominently discussed. The Igarapé Institute has worked closely with The Economist…

Interactive data-driven visualizations can change the way we see and act in the world. Over the past year, the Igarapé Institute has featured new platforms at major summits sponsored by Singularity, TED and the World Economic Forum. Institute personnel have given presentations to presidents, business…