Latin American and Spanish Videos Freely Available on the Internet: A Guide to Web Sources: International & Regional Organizations

Web platform that provides access to audiovisual content related to the social sciences and humanities. Initiative promoted by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) in association with the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI). It provides access to interviews, documentaries, and other audiovisual resources - including recordings of academic events organized by CLACSO. It presents their own productions but also some by other agencies, channels and portals focusing on contemporary social issues from a critical point of view. Videos can be browsed by broad categories (interviews, conferences, etc.) Search results may be sorted by newest titles, date of production, alphabetical order by title, and tags. They are also searchable by performing a simple keyword search. Each online video is described by brief metadata, may include a brief summary of its content, and can be shared via social media.

This website provides access to the most recent audiovisual production created by research centers associated with CLACSO and archived in the CLACSO Virtual Library. It also includes links to the audiovisual portals or channels of CLACSO members to disseminate their productions.The Comunidad de Intercambio Multimedia should also be noted. This CLACSO community aims to share information and expertise on multimedia content.

Features videos related to events at the OAS. Browsable by categories such as seminars, conferences, and agreements. Also provides access to live webcasts.

"Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners to ... promot[e] humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all ... by providing services and advice to governments and migrants." Using the advanced search function, users can limit searches by file type and country as well as date range and other criteria. Regarding the Americas, most of its video content focuses on the Caribbean and Central America. Most videos consist of interviews of refugees or briefings about different IOM initiatives or partner organizations that are providing services to refugees in specific countries.