whether dealing with close us partners or more distant governments the united states should have the same principled voice for human rights 2014 was a decent year for change in us policies towards latin america and the caribbean lets make 2015 a banner year new years resolutions for us policy towards latin america check some off the list more to do in a world rife with war religious racial gender sectarian and political strife when so many children lack safety enough food shelter health care and education and suffer unthinkable losses of parents to disease violence and war i hope this new year will bring adults closer to our common sense and moral responsibility for childrens well being prayers for our children for the new year