Report of the Third Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: San José, 8-11 May 2012

Structural change for equality: an integrated approach to development. Thirty-four session of ECLAC. Summary

In today's complex and changing global context, the Latin American and Caribbean region must persevere, more than ever, in three directions: structural change to underpin progress towards more knowledge-intensive sectors, convergence to reduce internal and external gaps in income and productivity, and equality of rights. This is the integrated approach proposed by ECLAC as a route towards the development the region needs. This implies tackling three major challenges: to achieve high and sustained rates of growth so as to close structural gaps and generate quality jobs; to change consumpti…

Structural change for equality: an integrated approach to development. Thirty-four session of ECLAC

In today's complex and changing global context, the Latin American and Caribbean region must persevere, more than ever, in three directions: structural change to underpin progress towards more knowledge-intensive sectors, convergence to reduce internal and external gaps in income and productivity, and equality of rights. This is the integrated approach proposed by ECLAC as a route towards the development the region needs. This implies tackling three major challenges: to achieve high and sustained rates of growth so as to close structural gaps and generate quality jobs; to change consumpti…

Population, territory and sustainable development

The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of current trends, contexts and issues in the spheres of population, territory and sustainable development and examine their public policy implications. Three themes run through the report. The first two are laid out in the empirical chapters (III through X); the third is taken up in the closing chapter. Using the most recent data available (including censuses conducted in the 2010s), the first theme describes and tracks location and spatial mobility patterns for the population of Latin America, focusing on certain kinds of territory. The …

Annotated provisional agenda: Comité Especial de la CEPAL sobre Población y Desarrollo. Reunión (4-6 July 2012: Quito)

San José charter on the rights of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Third Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean was organized by ECLAC and the Government of Costa Rica. The Conference was held in San Jose, Costa Rica, from 8 to 11 May, 2012, and counted on the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);.…

International migration from a regional and interregional perspective: Main conclusions, messages and recommendations from the United Nations Development Account project (6th Tranche), "Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migra...

Main conclusions, messages and recommendations from the United Nations Development Account project (6th Tranche), Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: maximizing development benefits and minimizing negative impact. This report summarizes the main outcomes of the Development Account project Strengthening national capacities to deal with international migration: maximizing development benefits and minimizing negative impact . The project was conceived and coordinated by the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE) - Popula…

Ageing, solidarity and social protection: time for progress towards equality. Third Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean, San José, 8-11 May 2012

This document analyses the outlook for population ageing and advocates mainstreaming this issue into the public agenda. To this end, it starts by introducing its central theme: equality and ageing. The concepts are presented and analysed, with particular emphasis on the challenges facing social protection and solidarity. Next, the document provides a demographic overview of the region, illustrating the main population trends in the years ahead. In particular, it describes the demographic window of opportunity presented by an unprecedented situation in most countries of the region: a falling de…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…