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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

2010-2011 programme of work of the working groups of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

Ageing, Human Rights and Public Policies

En este nuevo libro de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) se analiza el fenómeno del envejecimiento desde la perspectiva demográfi ca, la garantía de derechos humanos en la vejez y las opciones de políticas públicas que los países de la región están poniendo en práctica en virtud de los acuerdos derivados de la primera y segunda Conferencia regional intergubernamental sobre envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe (2003 y 2007).…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2010: Mortalidad = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010: Mortalidad

En este número del Observatorio demográfico se presenta un conjunto de tablas abreviadas de mortalidad por sexo, estimadas y proyectadas por quinquenios, que fueron elaboradas como insumos para las estimaciones y proyecciones nacionales de población. Estas tablas corresponden a los 20 países de América Latina y, por primera vez, a la subregión en su conjunto, para el período 1980-2020. Las cifras contenidas en esta publicación constituyen una revisión de las presentadas en el Observatorio demográfico Nº 4 de octubre de 2007. En las notas metodológicas de este Observatorio, además de una breve …

Appraisal and conclusions from the 1994-2009 review of the implementation of the Cairo Programme of Action in the Caribbean

The countries of English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean have made significant progress in its economic and human development. Most governments have implemented programs and policies of social protection for vulnerable groups of the population, but its sustainability could be jeopardized because of the global financial crisis. In this cyclical factor is compounded by large external debts of these countries, high exposure to natural disasters, limited natural resources, limited economic diversification and some challenges to their institutional capacities. Although short-term policies are needed …

Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2009 = Statistical Yearbook of Latin America and the Caribbean 2009

En la presente edición del Anuario estadístico se introducen mejoras respecto del diseño presentado en los últimos cuatro años. En efecto, se ha hecho una nueva selección de los cuadros que se presentaban publicados en papel y cuya consulta es más cómoda en medios digitales. Asimismo, se han unificado, en la medida de lo posible, los criterios utilizados en los capítulos dedicados a temas sociales, económicos y ambientales en cuanto a países, títulos y agrupaciones, entre otros. A pesar de estos cambios, se ha tratado de mantener la continuidad de las principales series estadísticas que la Com…

Population and health in Latin America and the Caribbean: outstanding matters, new challenges

This document provides elements of analysis for ECLAC Member States so that they can evaluate the current situation in Latin America and the Caribbean with respect to health, sexual and reproductive health and mortality; examine the region's accomplishments in this area vis-à-vis the principal agreements, recommendations and goals that are now in effect; identify the problems that continue to pose challenges; and be alert to the new challenges they face due to demographic and epidemiological changes in the region as well as the possible consequences of the most recent crises.…

The migration of health care workers in the Western Hemisphere: issues and impacts

Health care migration is a large and global business. Recruitment is decentralized, involves both public and private sector entrepreneurs, and is difficult to regulate. The countries of the Western Hemisphere are important players in the global health market but, with the partial exception of the Islands of the Caribbean, there is little cooperation among their governments to manage migration patterns or combine forces in order to achieve economies of scale and cost effective training facilities. A related area of concern within the realm of health is care for the elderly. In wealthy countries…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2009: Urbanización en perspectiva = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2009: Urbanization prospects

PresentaciónEn este número del Observatorio demográfico se presenta un conjunto de indicadores de distribución espacial y urbanización contenidos en la base de datos Distribución Espacial de la Población y Urbanización en América Latina y el Caribe (DEPUALC), que fueron elaborados a partir de los datos censales de los 20 países de América Latina para el período 1950-2000. Se incluye también una serie de indicadores que caracterizan a la población residente en las ciudades y los aglomerados metropolitanos de 20.000 habitantes y más, calculados a partir del procesamiento de los microdatos de la …

The status of demographic and health-related MDGs in Caribbean countries