Towards the measurement of electromobility in international trade: An interactive online dashboard

The dashboard presented here was developed in the framework of a collaboration project between ECLAC and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on electromobility in Latin America. The dashboard represents the visualization of a methodology proposed for analysing trade flows in electric bus components in Latin America and worldwide in order to evaluate the productive capacity of Latin American countries in this area. The required components have accordingly been disaggregated into three levels: processed and semi-processed components and raw materials. The dashboard capt…

Assessment of the effects and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in The Bahamas

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world’s economic order and global public health. Social distancing measures to curb the spread of the virus created significant challenges for global economic activity. Sectors such as tourism virtually shut down. The economy of The Bahamas is heavily reliant on tourism, which accounts for approximately 50% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The pandemic also highlighted the country’s socio-economic vulnerability as businesses and citizens felt the crunch. These impacts highlighted the need for comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and…

Trajectory and policies for inclusion in higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the pandemic: Two decades of progress and challenges

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the data show an extraordinary increase in access to higher education programmes. However, many population groups have been left behind and have seen their right to access to higher education violated. It is essential to monitor progress in terms of inclusion at this level of education, as well as to strengthen and deepen policies and strategies to ensure equal opportunities for access, retention and completion. This document presents an analysis of the evolution of higher education in the region and identifies various national inclusion policies according t…

United States economic outlook: 2021 year-in-review and first quarter of 2022

The United States economy expanded by 5.7% in 2021, the strongest annual growth since 1984, but in a sharp reversal it contracted 1.5% in the first quarter of 2022. Although the overall economy is expected to resume modest growth in the second quarter of 2022 and beyond owing to robust consumer spending and a strong labour market, risks to the economic outlook are rising. Inflation is at a 40-year high, and the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates at the most aggressive pace since the 1980s. The United States economic outlook: 2021 year-in-review and first quarter of 2022 presents and ana…

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Report of the Third meeting of the Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communications Technologies of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Provisional agenda. Twenty-first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Virtual platform to contribute to the regional follow-up of the Montevideo Consensus. Proposed updating protocol

Report on the Activities conducted by the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE) - Population Division of ECLAC during the period 2018-2022

Breaking the statistical silence to achieve gender equality by 2030: implementing the Information Systems Pillar of the Montevideo Strategy for the implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda within the sustainable development framework by 2030

Annotated index of the position document for the Fifteenth Session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean "The Care Society: a Horizon for Sustainable Recovery with gender Equality"

Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021. The 2020 round of population and housing censuses in Latin America and the Caribbean amid the pandemic: Regional overview and pressing challenges

This edition of the Demographic Observatory analyses the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the population and housing censuses of the countries of the region, based on information available until October 2021, seeking to identify possible areas of action to obtain relevant information in support of policies and programmes aimed at overcoming the difficulties caused by the pandemic, and measure the effects of the crisis on the population.…

Reference framework for security and criminal justice statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document sets out to review statistical information on security and criminal justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. It thus contributes to the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”. Its use will contribute to the creation of reliable, technical, precise, independent, relevant, timely and comparable records that conform to international standards. According to the United Nations, this infor…

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Real wages during the pandemic: Trends and challenges

There were signs of a partial recovery in the labour markets and economies of Latin America and the Caribbean during 2021, in the wake of the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Nonetheless, although the labour force participation rate and employment both improved in the year, figures for some of the groups hit hardest by the pandemic, such as women and domestic workers, remained well below pre-pandemic levels. The partial recovery in local demand and the effect of global conditions on production costs contributed to a rise in regional inflation, in turn affecting min…

Proposed timeline for the submission of national reports and of the regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean: access, renewability and efficiency

Energy is central to addressing almost every major challenge and opportunity in the region, whether it be reducing poverty, producing and cooking food, boosting employment, improving security, using digital services or raising incomes. However, the current energy model with its heavy use of fossil fuels jeopardizes environmental equilibrium, as it is a major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 seeks to ensure access to affordable, secure, sustainable and modern energy. To this end it sets three targets, the first concerning access to energy, the …

The sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and multidimensional impact on the population. Latin America and the Caribbean, characterized by high levels of inequality, labour informality and vulnerability, is one of the regions hardest hit by the health, economic and social impacts of the pandemic. This document analyses the effects of the pandemic on population dynamics and on the sociodemographic processes outlined in the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, such as ageing, gender equality and women’s autonomy, the exercise of sexual and reproductive rights,…

Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2021 year-in-review and first four months of 2022

Capital Flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2021 in review and the first four months of 2022 presents and analyses the developments concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021and from January to April 2022. This report is published three times a year and provides an overview of new international bonds from Latin American and Caribbean issuers, including green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, as well as of bond spreads and credit ratings.…

Annotated provisional agenda. Special meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine: how should the region face this new crisis?

This policy brief prepared by ECLAC examines the economic and social impact of the war in Ukraine on the region, and offers countries recommendations on how to address its effects. The document analyzes economic and social variables as well as the different sectors of the regional economy that have been affected by the armed conflict that began in February of this year, presenting policy proposals to mitigate its impact on the recovery process following the COVID-19 crisis, which the region is still undergoing. The report includes updated estimates on the increase in poverty and extreme povert…