ECLAC Notes Nº 81
Headlines
ECLAC Will Present Report on Indigenous Peoples at World Conference in New York
Document brings together updated information about progress on the rights of indigenous groups in Latin America.
ECLAC Research Contributes to Knowledge on Climate Change in the Region
For more than a decade the organization has been studying this phenomenon’s effects in Latin American and Caribbean countries, with special emphasis o...
In focus
Region's Countries Will Review Progress on Women's Rights 20 Years after the Beijing Conference
At the 51st Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will take place in Novembe...
Natural Resources Governance and Energy Efficiency Will Be Analyzed at Two Events
A political dialogue on energy efficiency and a high-level roundtable on natural resources will be held in October and November, respectively.
Report Urges Region to Incorporate International Guidelines to Measure Disabilities
More than 70 million people are estimated to have lived with a disability in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2001 and 2013.
Opinion
Explosion of Social Innovations in Latin America and the Caribbean
Op-ed by María Elisa Bernal, Social Affairs Officer at ECLAC, published in ECLAC Notes Nº 81 (September 2014).
News from Headquarters and Subregional Offices
Vulnerabilities of Caribbean Small Island Developing States Will Be Analyzed at International Conference
The Third International Conference on SIDS will take place from 1-4 September 2014 in Apia, Independent State of Samoa. ECLAC will also participate in...
Uruguay's Agricultural Sector, An Example of Structural Change
Report indicates that, even though Uruguay’s economy heavily depends on exports based on natural resources, changes made to the agricultural sector ha...
Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean Surged in the First Half of 2014
The region’s international bond sales reached a half-year record of US$ 84 billion in the first six months of the year, according to a new report by E...