ECLAC Notes N⁰ 114

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Headlines:

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Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approve ECLAC’s Proposals for Propelling a Change in the Region’s Development Pattern

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Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean Will Decelerate in 2023 and Will Grow by 1.3%

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 40.7% in 2021, but Did Not Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

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Poverty Rates in Latin America Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Warns

In focus:

Countries in the Region Committed Themselves to Moving Towards a New Development Pattern: The Care Society

2022-11-11 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

Today the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, concluded in Buenos Aires.

ECLAC: At Least 4,473 Women Were Victims of Femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021

2022-11-24 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

The strategy for urgently addressing this “shadow pandemic” must be based on four pillars: financing, prevention, public response and information systems, the United Nations regional organization underscores.

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Countries of the Region Reaffirm Commitment to Promote, Protect and Respect Older Persons’ Human Rights, Dignity and Freedoms

2022-12-15 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

At the conclusion of the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing, authorities renewed their commitment to the Madrid International Plan of Action and the regional instruments that reinforce its implementation and relevance.

ECLAC, FAO and WFP Call for Strengthening Agricultural Production and Social Protection Systems to Meet the Challenge of Combating Food Insecurity

2022-12-06 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

In a new joint report, the three UN system organizations warn that the war in Ukraine, along with successive crises at an international level, jeopardize Latin America and the Caribbean’s access to food and key inputs for regional agriculture.

Countries of the Region Approved the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean eLAC2024

2022-11-18 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

Today the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded in Montevideo.

Headquarters and offices:

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7th Caribbean Development Roundtable Focusses on Recovery, Repositioning and Resilience

2022-10-13 12:00:00 UTC - Press Release

Convened by ECLAC Caribbean, and hosted by the Government of Suriname, the CDR was officially opened by the outgoing Chair, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Keisal Peters.

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New Study by ECLAC Analyzes the Impacts of the War in Ukraine on Uruguay’s Economy

2022-12-23 12:00:00 UTC - News

A publication by ECLAC’s Office in Montevideo points up effects on inflation, the terms of trade and interest rates, which could jeopardize the economy’s dynamism next year.

Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians sign joint statement on climate finance at COP27

2022-11-14 12:00:00 UTC - Briefing note

In a side event at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), held in a hybrid format (face-to-face in Sharm El Sheikh and virtual through a digital platform) on November 10, more of ten parliamentary leaders from Latin American and Caribbean countries, participants in the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC) signed a joint statement on climate financing.

Opinion:

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Towards Transformation of the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean

2022-10-31 12:00:00 UTC - Article

By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.