The Inter-American Dialogue considers the social exclusion of Latin Americans of African descent to be one of the most pressing policy and development issues of the hemisphere. The objective of the Dialogue’s program on race is twofold. We seek, first, to raise the visibility of Afro-Latin populations, their inferior living conditions, and the effects of racial discrimination; and, second, to promote the incorporation of race related concerns in the development policy agenda of governments and international cooperation agencies.
In June 2000, the Dialogue joined several other institutions working on issues of race in the Americas to form the Inter-Agency Consultation on Race in Latin America. Against, this backdrop, this report intends to disseminate information on Afro-Latin populations, and recent program activities regarding Afro-Latin Americans.
