Report of the Fourth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

People of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean: Developing indicators to measure and counter inequalities

People of African descent have become active political and social actors during this century. They have managed to put their historical claims and revindications on public agendas, creating new State obligations to guarantee their fundamental rights and achieve greater levels of equality. There is therefore an urgent need to end the statistical invisibility of populations of African descent, which is an example of structural racism. Information is thus a fundamental tool for policies and for actions undertaken by Afrodescendent organizations, as well as for monitoring regional and internationa…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019: Proyecciones de población = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019: Population projections

El Observatorio Demográfico 2019 reúne indicadores seleccionados de las estimaciones y proyecciones de población a nivel nacional de los 38 países de América Latina y el Caribe. Las estimaciones y proyecciones de los 20 países de América Latina fueron elaboradas por el CELADE-División de Población de la CEPAL junto con la División de Población de las Naciones Unidas (DPNU). Las cifras de los países del Caribe fueron elaboradas por la DPNU. Cabe señalar que la información correspondiente a las estimaciones y proyecciones de la población nacional de los países de América Latina y el Caribe se en…

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.2

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.1

Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, …

Report of the Working Group on Indicators for Regional Follow-Up of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

Annotated provisional agenda. Fourth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Provisional agenda. Fourth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Mainstreaming youth in sustainable development

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.6

The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.5

Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the Caribbean: a review of the period 2013–2018

This study provides a comprehensive review and evaluation of the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the Caribbean. The Montevideo Consensus was adopted by the governments of the region in 2013 and includes more than one hundred priority actions covering themes including population policy and planning; children and youth; ageing; sexual and reproductive health; gender equality; international migration; territorial inequality; and indigenous peoples. This study was prepared to inform the first five-year review of the implementation of the Consensus which …

First regional report on the implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development

This report seeks to give an account of progress in the implementation of the priority measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development in the region, as well as the differences between countries in terms of the degree of implementation. By highlighting relevant national experiences, it also seeks to facilitate the exchange of good practices among countries so that they can benefit from each other in their efforts to advance the implementation of the actions of the Montevideo Consensus.…

Observatorio Demográfico de América Latina y el Caribe 2018: Migración internacional = Demographic Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean 2018: International migration

La edición 2018 del Observatorio Demográfico presenta un conjunto de cuadros referente a la inmigración en 19 países de América Latina de los cuales se dispuso de información de los censos de población de las décadas de 2000 y 2010. Se incluyen datos del programa de Investigación de la Migración Internacional en Latinoamérica (IMILA) e información sobre la estructura por sexo y edad, y años de estudio y participación en la actividad económica de la población inmigrante según los censos. Se considera la inmigración internacional de toda la vida y la reciente, es decir, las personas enumeradas e…

Report of the Third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Atlas of migration in Northern Central America

Throughout history, international migration has held opportunities for migrants, their families and communities, and the countries involved. However, these —sometimes symbolic— potential gains are often undermined by objective adversities faced by migrants on their travels, at their destinations, during their return journey and while in transit through intervening territories. Migration from the countries of Northern Central America (NCA), comprising El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, is shaped by economic factors such as wage and production gaps between countries, by natural disasters and b…

The Hummingbird Vol.5 No.10

CEPAL Review no. 125

Horizontal inequality and ethnic discrimination in four Latin American countries

This article analyses ethnic discrimination in Mexico relative to Chile, Colombia and Peru from a perspective of horizontal inequality. It presents the numerous ways in which such discrimination is perpetuated and shows how far back in history segregation reaches, having taken root in the period of conquest by European nations before becoming entrenched in the colonial era and institutionalized in the constitutions that gave rise to the Latin American republics and in the formal and informal institutions shaped since then. Notwithstanding progress with recognition of political, social, cultura…