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Alicia Bárcena: “We Must Advance toward a Regional Agenda on Inclusive Social Development on the Road to 2030”

26 October 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), called today for progress in designing a regional agenda on inclusive social development that would allow countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) contained in the 2030 Agenda, which was approved by the international community in 2015. ECLAC’s most senior representative presented the position document Linkages between the social and production spheres: Gaps, pillars and challenges, which is the subject of debate at the Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Soc…

President of Uruguay Will Inaugurate the Second Meeting of ECLAC’s Regional Conference on Social Development

18 October 2017 | Announcement

The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez, will lead the inauguration of the Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at 4 p.m. local time. This meeting will take place in the facilities of the Secretariat of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) in Montevideo. The president will be accompanied by Uruguay’s Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi; the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC…

Países analizarán políticas para estrechar vínculo entre los ámbitos social y productivo con miras a superar la pobreza y la desigualdad

4 September 2017 | News

Ministers and senior authorities from governments in the region along with representatives of civil society and the academic world will participate on October 25-27, 2017 in Montevideo, Uruguay in the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, where they will analyze the dual challenge of social and economic inclusion. The gathering, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Uruguay’s Ministry of Social Development, will be held in conjunction with the IX Ministerial Forum for Development in Lat…

National Dialogues Pave the Way for the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development

4 September 2017 | News

A seminar and three national dialogues were held in July and August in Montevideo, Uruguay as part of the preparatory process for the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place on October 25-27, 2017 in conjunction with the UNDP’s IX Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. On July 31, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and Uruguayan Social Development Minister Marina Arismendi signed the agreement establish…

ECLAC Study Analyses Increase in Sickness Benefit Applications in Uruguay

14 June 2017 | News

Applications for sickness benefit in Uruguay, together with the corresponding payouts, have risen sharply since 2010. The factors behind that increase are varied and are the result of a series of changes that have affected this government programme, reveals a recently published ECLAC study. The report, Study of Sickness Benefit in Uruguay, written by Verónica Amarante, Director of the ECLAC office in Montevideo, and Andrés Dean, a consultant with the organization, analyses those factors and the impact that the changes made in recent years have had. It was prepared under an agreement between EC…

Labor Income Inequality Shrank in Uruguay between 2007 and 2014 Despite an Increase in Productive Heterogeneity

9 December 2016 | News

Inequality in labor income fell significantly between 2007 and 2014 in Uruguay despite the fact that inequality in productivity continued to rise, probably facilitated by a series of labor and tax policies implemented during that period, according to a new book published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The book entitled Toward Inclusive Development: The Case of Uruguay (only available in Spanish) analyzes the country’s evolution from 2001 to 2014 in terms of economic growth, labor market dynamics and social…

President of Uruguay to participate in the opening of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

19 October 2016 | Announcement

The thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will be opened in Montevideo, Uruguay, at 4.30 pm on Tuesday 25 October 2016. The opening ceremony will be attended by the President of Uruguay, Tabaré Vázquez; the Minister of Social Development, Marina Arismendi; and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena. Immediately thereafter, the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Babatunde Osotimehin; and the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Ent…

Cómo seguir la XIII Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de la CEPAL que se realizará en Montevideo

19 October 2016 | News

From 25 to 28 October 2016, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), jointly with the Government of Uruguay, is holding the thirteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event has drawn over 800 participants, including representatives of governments, international agencies and civil society. Live transmission The entire meeting will be transmitted live from the event website: ://conferenciamujer.cepal.org/13/en, which also offers general information about the Conference, a detailed programme, reference documents and n…

A New Chapter in the Regional Gender Agenda Will Be Written in October in Montevideo

1 September 2016 | Announcement

Focused on the opportunities and challenges regarding gender equality and women’s autonomy posed by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on October 25-28, 2016. The meeting will bring together representatives of governments, civil society and United Nations organizations. The gathering—organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Uruguay’s government (through the Foreign Ministry and the National Institute of Women)—will mark 40 years of building a regional g…

Labor Informality and Access Requirements Explain Low Coverage of Unemployment Insurance in Uruguay, ECLAC says

1 September 2016 | News

Uruguay’s unemployment insurance program has low coverage among the total number of unemployed salaried workers (5.9% in 2014) due to the high percentage of those people who work in informal conditions, without a right to this benefit, and because many formal workers do not meet the requirements for accessing it, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concludes in a new study. The document Analysis of Unemployment Insurance in Uruguay (only available in Spanish), borne of a technical cooperation agreement between ECLAC and Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance,…

Countries Make Progress on Forging a Regional Agreement on Access Rights in Environmental Matters

8 April 2016 | News

Delegates from the 21 signatory countries of the declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development—which consecrates the rights of access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters—continue with the negotiation process to strike a regional agreement on these issues, with significant participation by the public. The Third Meeting of the Negotiating Committee on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by…

Labor Informality in Uruguay Fell 17 Points in the Last Decade, According to an ECLAC Study

1 March 2016 | News

The informality rate in Uruguay dropped 17 points in the last decade, to 23.5% in 2014 from 40.7% in 2004, according to a new study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which indicates that this decline coincided with a period of economic growth and stability and with the implementation of diverse policies that could have influenced the formalization process, directly or indirectly. The document The Process of Formalization in the Uruguayan Labor Market (only available in Spanish), published by ECLAC’s Office in Montevideo, is based on data from the Continuou…

Third Round of Negotiations for Agreement on the Application of Principle 10 in Environmental Matters Will Be Held in Uruguay

1 March 2016 | Announcement

Delegates from the countries that signed the declaration on the application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development –regarding access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters- will meet in Uruguay on April 5-8, 2016 to continue negotiating a regional agreement on these subjects. The Third Meeting of the Negotiating Committee on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in Montevideo, organized by the Economic Commissi…

Uruguay Can Move Ahead on Implementing Green Taxes

3 December 2015 | News

Uruguay lags comparatively with regard to the inclusion of environmental considerations in policy instruments, according to the study Green Taxes: Viability and Possible Impacts in Uruguay (Spanish only), which was prepared by the Montevideo Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Nevertheless, the document warns about the use of instruments or mechanisms that, if the environmental criteria are not specified, have direct consequences on the environment, such as in the case of taxing fossil fuels. The report reviews international environmental scholarship …

Greater Labor Formality and Education Are Key to Reducing Inequality

22 June 2015 | News

Starting in 2002 inequality levels declined significantly in most Latin American countries. This good news was due largely to progress made in the labor market, especially in the formalization of employment, as well as to higher education levels, according to a new publication by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The book entitled Inequality and Informality: An Analysis of Five Latin American Experiences (in Spanish only) —published in conjunction with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and coordinated by Verónica Amarante, Director of ECLAC’s Office i…

Free Trade Zones Contribute to the Diversification of Uruguay's Exports

5 December 2014 | News

Economic activity in Uruguay's 12 authorized free trade zones in 2010 gave direct employment to 13,000 people and represented 1.7% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) that year, according to a new study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which stresses that these areas have also contributed to diversifying Uruguay's exports of goods and services. The report A case of Productive and Commercial Transformation: Free Trade Zones in Uruguay analyzes the recent evolution of economic activity, foreign trade and employment among the companies lo…

Uruguay's Agricultural Sector, An Example of Structural Change

1 September 2014 | News

According to a recent publication by ECLAC, even though Uruguay's economy heavily depends on exports derived from natural resource-intensive activities (70%), changes introduced in the agricultural sector have improved the country's international competitiveness and its social indicators. This progress indicates, according to the organization, that Uruguay is creating the conditions to achieve a more inclusive social development. In the report Changes in Uruguay's Agricultural and Agro-industrial Dynamics and Public Policies (Spanish only), published by ECLAC's office in Montevideo, …

Workshop in Montevideo Analyses Taxation of High Incomes to Reduce Inequality

1 October 2013 | News

At the Workshop on inequality and high income tax, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 1 and 2 October, representatives from governments and academia discussed the tools available to Latin American countries to tax high incomes and improve equitable distribution. The workshop was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), along with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and Uruguay's Centre for Fiscal Studies (CEF). The event was opened by Juan Pablo Jiménez, Director of the ECLAC office in Montevideo, F…

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