Ecuador, Oct. 16 -- The Board of Executive Directors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $31.9 million financing package to help Ecuador modernize the country's Public Defender's Office and expand access to legal services for vulnerable communities. The financing includes a $28.7 million loan and a $3.2 million non-reimbursable funding. The project is expected to benefit approximately 2.3 million people who rely on free legal defense services, including women experiencing violence, Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities, people with disabilities, migrants and refugees. The operation will improve the availability, quality, and efficiency of public legal defense services across Ecuador, and reduce barriers by expanding...