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Caribbean synthesis report on the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and the San José Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean

30 Jan 2018 | Publication

This report summarises the progress and challenges faced by the English French and Dutch-speaking Member and Associate Member Countries of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) in the implementation of the San José Charter on the rights of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA) of 2002. The report forms part of the third cycle of review and appraisal of the implementation of MIPAA at the regional level and is based on replies received from States and other stakeholders to a questionnaire prepared by th…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2017: Tablas de mortalidad = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2017: Life tables

1 Nov 2017 | Publication

El Observatorio Demográfico 2017, dedicado a la mortalidad, permite realizar un análisis de los diferenciales por sexo y edad de los países de América Latina entre 1950 y 2020. Las tablas presentadas se han obtenido mediante la interpolación de las tablas de mortalidad implícitas en las estimaciones y proyecciones de población elaboradas por el CELADE-División de Población de la CEPAL, conjuntamente o en consulta con los institutos nacionales de estadística, en su revisión de 2017. Como es habitual, se incluye un capítulo analítico en el que se presentan los diferenciales de la mortalidad por …

Challenges to the autonomy and interdependent rights of older persons

1 Oct 2017 | Publication

Rapid population ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean brings multiple challenges and requires action to ensure the fair distribution of resources to meet the needs of all age groups in society. It also requires a change in attitudes, policies and practices to improve older persons’ quality of life. In this regard, the effective inclusion of older persons has to do with equitable access to different services and social and economic benefits, as well as the guarantee of their human rights.…

Ageing in the Caribbean and the human rights of older persons: Twin imperatives for action

1 Jan 2016 | Publication

This study addresses the ageing of the Caribbean population and the situation with respect to the human rights of older persons. It considers the implications for public policy of these ‘twin imperatives for action’. The first chapter describes and explains the changing age structure of the Caribbean population. Important features of the ageing dynamic, such as differential regional and national trends and the growing number of ‘older old’ persons, are also analysed. The study then describes the progress that has been made in advancing and clarifying the human rights of older persons in intern…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2014: Proyecciones de población = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014: Population projections

1 Nov 2015 | Publication

El Observatorio Demográfico 2014 contiene indicadores seleccionados de la revisión de 2014 de las estimaciones y proyecciones de la población analizada. Las cifras contenidas en esta publicación constituyen una revisión de las presentadas en el Observatorio 2013. En esta oportunidad, se actualizaron las estimaciones y proyecciones de la población a nivel nacional desde 1950 hasta 2100, considerando las nuevas fuentes de información disponibles. En las próximas ediciones se irán incorporando las nuevas estimaciones y proyecciones de población, elaboradas también con el método de los componentes…

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