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The Region Requires a New Political Compact that Ensures Universal Social Protection and Resolves Structural Problems in the World of Work

22 Jul 2020 | News

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has deepened structural problems in the world of work, which will lead to an increase in unemployment, poverty and inequality. For that reason, countries need a new political compact that ensures universal social protection for all the region’s workers, women and men alike, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today. The senior United Nations official participated in the launch of the book entitled The future of work: Trade unions in transformation, published by the Bureau for W…

ECLAC Will Update Its Economic Growth Estimates for the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

14 Jul 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, its Special Report COVID-19 No. 5 on monitoring the economic and social effects of the coronavirus in the region, in which it will update its economic growth forecasts for each of the region’s countries. The new document, entitled Addressing the growing impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation with equality: new projections, will also include revised estimates on the employment, poverty and inequality levels that the region will reach in 2020 due to the crisis unleashed by the C…

ECLAC’s COVID-19 Observatory: An Instrument Supporting Latin America and the Caribbean in Times of Pandemic

25 Jun 2020 | News

In the new global scenario in times of pandemic prompted by COVID-19, it is essential to take urgent measures and evaluate the impact of those actions. For this reason, and in response to a request made by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the COVID-19 Observatory came into being with the aim of supporting the region’s countries on follow-up and monitoring of the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus in the medium and long term. ECLAC – as part of a joint effort with the rest of the United Nations agencies, funds and programs and the support of the global …

ECLAC and ILO Analyze Labour Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

20 May 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will present tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, a new edition of their joint report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Work in times of pandemic: The challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (No. 22, May 2020), which on this occasion will address the labour challenges that the pandemic poses for the region’s countries. The presentation will be conducted via a simultaneous virtual press conference at 13:30 local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -4:00), and led by Alic…

New Report by ECLAC Will Address the Social Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Latin American and Caribbean Countries

11 May 2020 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Tuesday, May 12, its Special Report COVID-19 No. 3 on monitoring the economic and social effects of the coronavirus in the region, entitled The social challenge in times of COVID-19. This new document – the third in a series that examines the evolution of the pandemic and its effects in the region – will include an estimate of the social impact and related challenges that the current crisis will have for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, in 2020 as well as in the medium and long term. The report…

ECLAC Will Present New Poverty and Inequality Figures and an Analysis of Middle-Income Strata in the Region

21 Nov 2019 | Announcement

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will unveil on Thursday, November 28 its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America 2019, which includes new estimates for monetary poverty, social spending and income inequality in the region’s countries, among other key issues for understanding and taking action in the current regional context. The document will be presented by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena, at a press conference that will take place at 11 a.m. (GMT-3) at the Commission’s central headquarters in Sant…

ECLAC: Working Does Not Guarantee Overcoming Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

17 Jun 2019 | News

“Having paid employment – whether as a wage earner or a self-employed person – is no guarantee of escaping poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean,” the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warns in a new book entitled Social programmes, poverty eradication and labour inclusion: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean. According to the document, the problem lies in that men – and especially women – who live in situations of poverty are not able to access decent work: they frequently work in low-productivity sectors, in often unsafe environments, without their…

Rights-based Approach is Essential for Addressing the Ageing of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Population

14 Mar 2019 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean is on the threshold of a demographic change that is without precedent in its history: in 2037, the proportion of older persons will surpass the proportion of those under 15 years of age. This confirms that demographic ageing is a process underway that must be addressed with a rights-based approach that guarantees older persons’ autonomy and dignity. This is the view set forth by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in the book Ageing, Older Persons and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A Regional and Human Rights Perspec…

Study Analyzes Options for Measuring Monetary Poverty in Uruguay

13 Mar 2019 | News

The future availability of a new Household Spending and Income Survey for Uruguay will enable the assessment of a new official measurement of income poverty in the country. In light of this process, ECLAC’s office in Montevideo edited a new publication that explores the different options for its construction. The document, Measurement of Monetary Poverty in Uruguay: Concepts, Methodologies, Evaluation and Alternatives (No. 37 in the Studies and Perspectives Series by ECLAC’s Office in Montevideo, in Spanish only), reviews the available methodological options and the influence that some of thes…

ECLAC will Launch its Social Panorama of Latin American 2018 Report

9 Jan 2019 | Announcement

On Tuesday January 15, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will make public its report, Social Panorama of Latin America, which addresses issues such as income and wealth distribution, poverty evolution and trends in the region, the dynamics of social spending, social and labor inclusion of the population and the economic autonomy of women in a context of technological change. The document will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization, during a press conference scheduled for 11:00 a.m. (GMT – 3) at the Commission’s main…

In a New Report, ECLAC Analyses Trends in Regional Poverty and the Situation of the Pension Systems in Latin America

18 Dec 2017 | Announcement

On Wednesday 20 December, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will unveil its report Social Panorama of Latin America 2017, which examines the evolution of regional poverty and presents an analysis of the pension systems in Latin America and their challenges in the face of the current demographic transition. The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will give a press conference at 9 a.m. (GMT-6) in the building of the Commission’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico, to present the main findings of the publication. The presentation will be …

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

18 Oct 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 Sep 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 Sep 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…

Young People in the Region Present Initiatives to Eradicate Child Poverty With a View to Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda

9 Dec 2016 | News

Sixty young people, from eleven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, presented innovative social proposals for eradicating child poverty with a view to complying with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, during a gathering in Santiago, Chile. The young people, aged 15 to 17, are part of the Concausa project, an initiative of the América Solidaria Foundation, supported by ECLAC and UNICEF, that seeks to identify and share social innovation proposals that young people in the region are developing in their communities on the fight against hunger, gender equality, the end of pover…

ECLAC Will Train Argentine Public Officials in Quantitative Analysis Techniques

17 Jun 2016 | Announcement

In July, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch a training program in quantitative analysis techniques for officials from Argentina’s public administration. The program consists of four independent courses of a theoretical-practical nature, 20 hours each, which will be implemented as workshops with emphasis on the application of concepts and techniques presented using software that is suited to each specific one. The first course will take place on July 26-29 and will be given by Alejandra Silva, of ECLAC’s Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Cente…

ECLAC and Argentina’s Ministry of Social Development Sign Cooperation Agreement

18 Apr 2016 | News

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and Carolina Stanley, Argentina’s Minister of Social Development, signed on Monday, April 18 a Framework Agreement of Technical Cooperation between both institutions with the aim of facilitating joint activities. The agreement includes developing indicators and information systems for the design of public policies; assessing policies, instruments of support and institutions to foster sub-national areas; carrying out seminars, conferences and courses; and the training and exchange of staf…

ECLAC Will Launch Social Panorama of Latin America 2015

17 Mar 2016 | Announcement

On Tuesday 22 March, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will launch its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America 2015, which outlines recent trends in poverty, extreme poverty, income distribution and social spending in Latin America, as well as other social indicators. The ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the study at a press conference at 11:00 a.m. at the Commission’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The launch will be broadcast live online through the ECLAC website: ://www.cepal.org/en/eclac-live-2. The 2015 edition of the …

Social Development Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean Will Meet in Lima to Discuss Policies Against Poverty and Inequality

29 Oct 2015 | Announcement

Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Social Development will participate in the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Peru and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on November 2-4, 2015 in Lima. The authorities will discuss new poverty and inequality reduction policies, in view of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in New York on 25 September. The Conference was created in 2014 during the last session of ECLAC …

Policies against Poverty and Inequality Will Be Analyzed at Conference on Social Development in Lima

19 Oct 2015 | Announcement

With the aim of promoting and supporting the strengthening of the region’s social development policies, as well as boosting cooperation and the exchange of experiences among countries, the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place on November 2-4, 2015 in Lima, Peru. The event, which will be held at Lima’s Conventions Center, is convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Peru and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The registration for participants is already available on the…

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