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with any questions or comments.

IN THIS ISSUE

Where Are the Decent Jobs?
Crisis in Burundi
Harnessing Social Impact Investing in Latin America
Bachelet's New Cabinet: A Return to the Center

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Where Are the Decent Jobs?

By Barbara Shailor, former Special Representative for International Labor Affairs
at the Department of State and Senior Advisor to Blue Star Strategies.

The International Labor Organization (ILO), the United Nations Specialized Agency
designated to monitor global trends in employment, has just released Global Employment
Trends 2014: [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TcIZJ6O3Y6oakbAu3xoPnFpMaykGFh7eBS31a3fdrcD9_O2b-p8CwctdGbiMNrUDniVfxxw-VbNj26GQnW-bWLL3URtjS5v0EXXQskTOdanDWQhS54B8tnUHpGMP4pJFRjFINoc3i5QVB-Vme1DKMy9b8D-0zIj3KGt4S7sRn-GoYZuy0rvqtwsgwOJDzLvRwHrGbZO0k93iAW5ot9vCilc5d28s9n9phsr_J_gOhxqKYanE6moipl6dPCi7-p400QINvg8Vn1L7RwyPt2atrGZ76zvS59dhVl1YBdf9phrHZLgMgW4KLQ==&c=0qLPhHIPYscCwy0hOkW2zD1LNJjoaYxcvYdzG9o-hECkkdO4UIqLfQ==&ch=7qmcyaQHw8VZUQA1SZItecFcwlgTfJX1PPc9HCu5nVu2XwUJ9W7o2A==]
 Risk of a Jobless Recovery  [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TcIZJ6O3Y6oakbAu3xoPnFpMaykGFh7eBS31a3fdrcD9_O2b-p8CwctdGbiMNrUDniVfxxw-VbNj26GQnW-bWLL3URtjS5v0EXXQskTOdanDWQhS54B8tnUHpGMP4pJFRjFINoc3i5QVB-Vme1DKMy9b8D-0zIj3KGt4S7sRn-GoYZuy0rvqtwsgwOJDzLvRwHrGbZO0k93iAW5ot9vCilc5d28s9n9phsr_J_gOhxqKYanE6moipl6dPCi7-p400QINvg8Vn1L7RwyPt2atrGZ76zvS59dhVl1YBdf9phrHZLgMgW4KLQ==&c=0qLPhHIPYscCwy0hOkW2zD1LNJjoaYxcvYdzG9o-hECkkdO4UIqLfQ==&ch=7qmcyaQHw8VZUQA1SZItecFcwlgTfJX1PPc9HCu5nVu2XwUJ9W7o2A==]raising
new concerns about joblessness, particularly among the young. The ILO reports that
in 2013, more than 202 million jobseekers were unemployed across the world, an increase
of 5 million since 2012.  The global jobs gap since the economic collapse in 2008
now totals about 62 million.  The ILO projects that unemployment and the jobs gap
will continue to worsen through 2018.

Read the full article here. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TcIZJ6O3Y6oakbAu3xoPnFpMaykGFh7eBS31a3fdrcD9_O2b-p8CwctdGbiMNrUDY96tLtxzUAPn-3vo_fZm4oa4q9Qno8z4NgK2-oYUFHyjjDjriekp-vVvLa6pXFXaW8ShKp6-nr31ByjSee0sZ5JR9vYUt8MD3d68702kAaPpeea6RNtbzkR5W-YDa-JLHzDdn1gG4qoOa11mgu8yaGNj1eV8UP0S3XdcEGKGXjapc4Ujtj9Lf1qeAT3V2XSF&c=0qLPhHIPYscCwy0hOkW2zD1LNJjoaYxcvYdzG9o-hECkkdO4UIqLfQ==&ch=7qmcyaQHw8VZUQA1SZItecFcwlgTfJX1PPc9HCu5nVu2XwUJ9W7o2A==]
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Crisis in Burundi

Burundi, a small, landlocked country in central Africa, is currently experiencing
the most intense political and social turmoil since its 12-year-long civil war ended
in 2005.  The turmoil was sparked by the ruling CNDD-FDD (National Council for the
Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy) party's announcement that
President Pierre Nkurunziza will seek a controversial third term in elections slated
for the end of June, prohibited by the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement
 that ended the civil war. Nkurunziza's supporters argue that the Constitution allows
him to serve another term because he was first elected by Parliament, not by direct
suffrage, but the opposition maintains that a third term would be unconstitutional.
This has led to widespread protests in the capital Bujumbura, leaving more than 
20 dead and hundreds injured as protesters have been met with live ammunition from
police and military forces.

Read the full article here. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TcIZJ6O3Y6oakbAu3xoPnFpMaykGFh7eBS31a3fdrcD9_O2b-p8CwctdGbiMNrUD1q5I5fDR3mYeWN-Hdq1TwRS2BdTKxNtc33G8nzqsiebR8BOhaJREPb8_TVpOLEHbn-laN-gaBAI-h8x8OGE1wFrTeVsaU93PjFhPJJwG9-DbWwkSjzTrJaB5cxg13zX1znqwKnC98yUT1LZgIaegsdjHVFqxwJkxyoeNNkqoZWDgRMqQK9emgA==&c=0qLPhHIPYscCwy0hOkW2zD1LNJjoaYxcvYdzG9o-hECkkdO4UIqLfQ==&ch=7qmcyaQHw8VZUQA1SZItecFcwlgTfJX1PPc9HCu5nVu2XwUJ9W7o2A==]
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Harnessing Social Impact Investing in Latin America: Private Capital for the Public
Good

By Gabriel Sanchez Zinny, Managing Director at Blue Star Strategies and President
at Kuepa.com.  This article was previously published in Latinvex.

In a recent paper for the Atlantic Council, I explored the growing impact investing
sector in Latin America and its potential to make a difference in health, education,
the environment and other areas.  The paper centers on a series of interviews with
investors, entrepreneurs, the public sector, and multilateral agencies active in
 social impact investing in Latin America.  Through case study analysis certain 
clear trends emerged and from that lessons learned were extrapolated and a draft
 roadmap for growing the sector was created.  This article provides a brief summary
of the paper (available here).

Read the full article here.  [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TcIZJ6O3Y6oakbAu3xoPnFpMaykGFh7eBS31a3fdrcD9_O2b-p8CwctdGbiMNrUDLCgpr7GwFGSI7TBSi06PNdbgXnOVkke6COQEsBeYM4wgrHOenUCAthyhhDcj1S5GWTscI5X7AT7xaNqjuYIAoqLlwhnyLQHfCBfPP3rjAlgTmNJ6dR7Qto3GVgt77tv0av5wcd_662vRYqQeUKoVmcUs3Spl1he9svrMpB1phhXAJQoo38qMIAveyWfaCoqnypml-ZY6GFBm1E7y0M8Mf_t-5UyqXiSuYsTi_y9FJCn49mmKCv2HNxNVb65J6Ar54czVnguhZbW54ukIaCABag==&c=0qLPhHIPYscCwy0hOkW2zD1LNJjoaYxcvYdzG9o-hECkkdO4UIqLfQ==&ch=7qmcyaQHw8VZUQA1SZItecFcwlgTfJX1PPc9HCu5nVu2XwUJ9W7o2A==]
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Bachelet's New Cabinet: A Return to the Center

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet recently called for the resignation of her entire
cabinet, replacing five ministers and moving four to new positions. The move comes
in the wake of corruption scandals and economic woes that have shaken many Chileans'
faith in both the political system and in the Bachelet administration.

Bachelet has painted the cabinet shuffle as a way to refocus her policy agenda, 
which includes education, tax, and constitutional reforms. However, the move demonstrates
the failure of the left-leaning stance that has defined Bachelet's first months 
in office. With this new cabinet, Bachelet has signaled a return to a more moderate
position in order to shore up support for her reform agenda.

Read more here.  [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001TcIZJ6O3Y6oakbAu3xoPnFpMaykGFh7eBS31a3fdrcD9_O2b-p8CwctdGbiMNrUDiBrLQFWm-qPL9KniD4Q7FJL2RNcBSRpaufwJ6uLs-oGAMAA5nnExadFZuDvxaqCtfLsJAFt0tGiwVcN31B-QtRwiK_Ys6L02IfmSI55qZoqgCJsrLo5vZ-r92gNnHDIqbqTimIoYKyXN_54ZPOuy6QTwjNmX4wvGakf27jlil4w4W6Rd1ufg9DWsuD-1Tph3P_JlMCyAcnDAlDvmm4pQNLUrf3_3rJ3K&c=0qLPhHIPYscCwy0hOkW2zD1LNJjoaYxcvYdzG9o-hECkkdO4UIqLfQ==&ch=7qmcyaQHw8VZUQA1SZItecFcwlgTfJX1PPc9HCu5nVu2XwUJ9W7o2A==]

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