In the context of the July 2022 launch of the U.S. Government’s interagency Voices initiative to protect, defend and promote civic space in Central America, Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Mileydi Guilarte will discuss the advances and challenges related to civic space in the region and the ongoing agenda to bring together like-minded partners to foster conditions that allow civil society to flourish and ensure governments are more accountable.