Social Panorama of Latin America 2011

For Social Panorama of Latin America, the main challenge is to foster a more in-depth examination of social gaps and the mechanisms that reproduce or decrease them. The previous edition of Social Panorama homed in on inequality gaps and their intergenerational reproduction and paid particular attention to the formative years of individuals, their transition to adult life and the role of social expenditure and transfers in meeting the needs of new generations during their early years. It showed how the life cycle path is determined by differences in skill development and how inequality and pove…

Provisional agenda. Third Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean

Development, institutional and policy aspects of international migration between Africa, Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean

The book includes four chapters related to studies on African and Latin American migration, at different and similar scales regarding some countries of Europe. The documents were presented by their authors at the workshop Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: Maximizing development benefits and minimizing negative impacts , jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The stu…

Reseñas sobre Población y Desarrollo 7: Agreements adopted at the meeting of the ECLAC Ad Hoc Committee on Population and Development

REDATAM informa, December 2011: 25 years of REDATAM software development

Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2011 = Statistical Yearbook of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011

El Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe responde a las demandas de los usuarios que requieren información estadística confiable y rigurosa para el análisis de la situación económica, social y ambiental de la región. La estructura de la presente edición del Anuario estadístico es similar a la de 2010, ya que no se han introducido modificaciones importantes en términos de contenidos o diseño. El Anuario tiene cuatro capítulos. En el primero se presentan los indicadores demográficos y sociales, y se refleja el esfuerzo especial realizado para incluir la dimensión de género en la info…

Social health protection for the elderly in the English-speaking Caribbean

The present paper seeks to contribute to the growing discussion on social protection through an assessment of the status of social health protection systems for the elderly within the English-speaking Caribbean, and a review of the systems in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. It was prepared as a background document for the Expert Group Meeting on Social Health Protection for Vulnerable Populations which was held in Port of Spain on 31 October 2011. Against the backdrop of demographic changes underway in the Caribbean, the paper analyses the schemes and mechanisms that have been instituted by M…

Population ageing, intergenerational transfers and social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean

In October 2009 CELADE, together with the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and in the context of the National Transfer Accounts project, organised a meeting of experts in which certain government representatives, in particular from the five countries participating in the project, as well as those from different regional and international organisations, analyzed the consequences of population ageing on economic growth and the sustainability of Latin American transfer systems using information produced in the first phase of the project. This vol…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2011: Envejecimiento poblacional = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011: Population ageing

En este número del Observatorio demográfico se presentan indicadores seleccionados desde una perspectiva demográfica del proceso de envejecimiento de la población, obtenidos a partir de las estimaciones y proyecciones nacionales de la población, de los 20 países de América Latina, para el período 1950-2100. Las cifras contenidas en esta publicación constituyen una ampliación de las presentadas en el Observatorio demográfico núm. 11 de abril de 2011. Estas estimaciones y proyecciones corresponden a un período más largo (de 1950 a 2100) y fueron elaboradas por el CELADE-División de Población de …

Availability, collection and use of data on disability in the Caribbean subregion

This paper addresses the issue of the availability of data on persons with disabilities in the Caribbean subregion. It was prepared as a background paper for the Subregional Meeting and Capacity-Development Training Workshop on Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Caribbean which was held in Port of Spain from 9 - 10 November 2010. It presents the findings of a survey conducted by ECLAC aimed at gaining insight on current practices of national statistical offices and other data collecting agencies with respect to the collection of natio…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2011: Proyecciones de población a largo plazo = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011: Long-range population projections

En este número del Observatorio demográfico se presentan las estimaciones y proyecciones de la población nacional, de los 20 países de América Latina, para el período 1950-2100. Las cifras contenidas en esta publicación constituyen una revisión de las presentadas en el Observatorio demográfico No. 7 de abril de 2009. En esta ocasión, las proyecciones se presentan para un período más largo (hasta 2100 en lugar de 2050) y fueron elaboradas por el CELADE-División de Población de la CEPAL, sobre la base de las estimaciones realizadas de manera conjunta con los países, y no incluyen aún las revisio…

Social Panorama of Latin America 2010

In 2010 the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposed a comprehensive development strategy entitled Time for equality: closing gaps, opening trails (ECLAC, 2010). From a rights-based perspective, development is treated as an indivisible, rights-based process in which synergies are created between a macroeconomy that pushes back the frontiers of growth as an engine of employment and social inclusion; productive development that drives greater convergence between sectors and labour-market stakeholders to create a more diversified, innovation- and knowledge-intensiv…

Ageing and the protection of human rights: Current situation and outlook

AbstractThe use of a human-rights-based approach to the analysis and interpretation of age-related issues has marked a paradigm shift with regard to a stage of life that has traditionally been associated with a wide range of unmet needs, and the United Nations has made an extremely valuable contribution to this change. In the case of older persons, however, there is no legally binding instrument that protects their rights, as there is for other groups that are subject to discrimination. In order to remedy this situation, the extremely disparate norms that now exist will have to be consolidated…

Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2010 = Statistical Yearbook of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010

El Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe pretende responder a las demandas de los usuarios que requieren información estadística confiable y rigurosa para el análisis de la situación económica, social y ambiental de la región. La estructura de la presente edición del Anuario estadístico es similar a la de 2009 ya que no se han introducido modificaciones importantes en términos de contenidos o diseño. El Anuario cuenta con cuatro capítulos. En el primero se presentan los indicadores demográficos y sociales y se refleja el esfuerzo especial realizado para incluir la dimensión de géne…

Information and communication technologies in the health sector: opportunities and challenges for the reduction of inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document starts by identifying and describing the several benefits expected as a result of incorporating ICTs in health and goes on to summarize present and future challenges for health policies, especially inasmuch as the most vulnerable populations are concerned. Thirdly, the document showcases global progress made in several applications, strategies implemented and difficulties faced in some developed and LAC countries. The document finishes with generic proposals for the formulation of policies and strategies to be considered and adapted by countries throughout the region.…

The economics of climate change in Central America: summary 2010

Although it is estimated that Central America will continue to generate only a minimal part of the planet's Greenhouse Gasses, it is already one of the regions most vulnerable to the consequences of these emissions. Central America's historical socio-economic vulnerabilities are exacerbated by the region's location on a narrow isthmus that serves as a land bridge between two continents, surrounded by two oceanic systems, the Pacific and the Atlantic. The region is gravely affected by droughts, cyclones and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon. Given that…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2010: Migración interna = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010: Internal migration

En este número del Observatorio demográfico se presenta un conjunto de tabulados de población según su condición de migración reciente y absoluta desglosada por sexo, tanto a nivel de división administrativa mayor (DAM) como de división administrativa menor (DAME). Se consideran 23 países de América Latina y el Caribe para el período de censos circa 1990-2000. En las notas metodológicas de este Observatorio, se presenta una breve historia y descripción de la base de datos de Migración Interna en América Latina y el Caribe (MIALC) y se hace una recopilación de las definiciones relativas a las p…

Social Panorama of Latin America 2009

The 2009 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America links trends in poverty and income distribution with social protection systems, placing special emphasis on how these systems have responded to the social impacts of the current crisis and on medium- and long-term projections. It focuses in particular on the impact of public transfers, trends in social spending, the mechanisms by which social vulnerability is reproduced and changing intergenerational and gender relations. These changes pose significant challenges for the role played by the State, the market and families in jointly meeting n…

Input for the preparation of a regional agenda for the programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development: towards 2014 and beyond

This document is consistent with the idea that it is necessary, on the one hand, to strengthen and broaden the population and development agenda in order to tackle the new challenges looming on the horizon, and, on the other, to further incorporate population variables into economic and social development policies and programmes and to improve governance in general and at all levels, which should include increasing the awareness of these issues among authorities and those responsible for economic and social planning. To that end, it puts forward diagnostic tools for identifying immediate prior…

Strategy proposal, from the perspective of Latin America and the Caribbean, for advancing towards an international convention on the human rights of older persons

The Brasilia Declaration, adopted in 2007 at the second Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: towards a society for all ages and rights-based social protection and ratified in ECLAC resolution 644(XXXII) of 2008, called on participating governments to work towards adopting a international convention regarding the rights of older persons (Article 24). It also established a mandate for a Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur who would be responsible for promoting and protecting the rights of older persons (Article 25).Three meetings were held durin…