International trade as an opportunity to promote women’s economic autonomy: contributions for reflection in Latin America and the Caribbean

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean face structural challenges related to the region’s pattern of productive and trade specialization; and these are compounded by persistent gender inequalities, both in labour markets and in the social organization of care. Poorly diversified production and vulnerability to external shocks make it more difficult to achieve gender equality. These factors detract from labour market dynamism, restrict the exploitation of capacities and lead to an unequal distribution of the benefits of growth and the costs of economic adjustments. Moreover, violence …

Overview of non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: analysis of their evolution and their role in old-age economic security

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: first four months of 2024

Latin American and Caribbean issuers placed US$ 53 billion of bonds in international markets in the first four months of 2024. This total was 61.5% higher than in the same period in 2023. The market remained open to high-yield issuers from the region, but most of the region’s issuances (69%) came from the investment grade sector. After two consecutive years in which sovereign issuances surpassed the 50% mark, corporate bond issuances in the reporting period represented 58% of the total. The region issued US$ 13 billion in green, social, sustainability and sustainability linked bonds in interna…

The future of non-contributory pension systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Dominican Republic: progress and challenges in implementing the non-contributory pension system

Financial sustainability for the expansion of non-contributory pension systems and the eradication of old-age poverty

Honduras: challenges of constructing a non-contributory pension system

Argentina: the situation of non-contributory pension systems and the challenges confronting them

Santiago Commitment. Accessible version

The Santiago Commitment was adopted at the fourteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Americas and the Caribbean Regional Office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and the Government of Chile, and held in Santiago from 27 to 31 January 2020.…

Reversing direction in the used clothing crisis: Global, European, and Chilean perspectives

Since 2012, the Alto Hospicio Municipality in the Chilean Atacama Desert has witnessed the fast growth of large illegal dumps of discarded clothing and textile products. Several tens of thousands of tonnes of textile waste cover around 300 hectares, some of which are burned on-site. Most clothes are made of synthetic fibres, and their incineration releases heavy metals, acid gases, particulates, and dioxins, harming the health of people nearby and damaging the local environment. Such dumps – also present in Ghana, Kenya, and Pakistan, among other countries – are symptoms of the problem of deve…

Buenos Aires Commitment. Accessible version

The Buenos Aires Commitment was adopted at the fifteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and the Government of Argentina and held in Buenos Aires from 7 to 11 November 2022. The Buenos Aires Commitment charts a path towards a care society, with agreements in new areas for transformative recovery with gender equalit…

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Measuring the Internet economy in Latin America: the cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico

The adoption of digital technologies is a crucial tool for bridging the productivity gaps between countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and more developed nations, generating new sources of growth, and creating high-quality jobs. Evidence-based policies are needed to harness the potential of these technologies, guide technological change, seize opportunities and mitigate risks. This publication presents an exploratory study conducted in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico, in which various sources of information are combined, including web data and official statistics, to measure the onl…

Trends in transport costs in international trade: analysis of imports into the United States from Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions and countries

This FAL Bulletin examines the key trends in transport costs for imports into the United States from the Caribbean, Latin America and other regions and countries. To do so, this Bulletin draws on the extensive database of the United States Bureau of the Census, using data for 2000–2021 to analyse costs by mode of transport: sea, air and land.…

Final assessment report. Assessment of development account project 2023Q Caribbean small island developing State-relevant climate change and disasters indicators for evidence-based policies

Resilient growth, development and structural change in the Caribbean

Ten years of feminist foreign policy and feminist international development cooperation policy: an opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean

In the last decade, there has been a trend within a group of 12 countries and among various international organizations for foreign policy and international development cooperation policy to be used to accelerate the attainment of gender equality and respect for the human rights of women and girls in their diversity, from a feminist perspective. This trend is constantly widening and deepening. This document analyses the emergence and evolution of feminist foreign policy and feminist international development cooperation policy in 12 countries, with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbea…

Demographic Observatory Latin America and the Caribbean 2023. Population dynamics in Latin America and their effects on the labour force

In this edition of the Demographic Observatory, the impact of population dynamics is illustrated through an analysis of selected indicators of labour force estimates and projections by sex, age and area of residence for the 1980–2050 period in the 20 countries of Latin America, using the 2023 Revision prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE)-Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The analysis highlights that structural changes in the labour force over the 1980–2022 period and projections through to 2050 show m…

Speed management in Latin America: the case of Argentina

This FAL Bulletin concerns one of the projects funded by the United Nations Road Safety Fund. In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 72/271, entitled “Improving global road safety”, which established the Fund, with a view to joining forces and consolidating action to achieve safe mobility targets. The project “Speed management in Latin America: the case of Argentina” was selected for implementation thanks to the Fund and aimed at strengthening technical capacity to implement public policies and strategies to change the perception of the public —in particular in the mun…

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