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16 April 2024 | Press Release

Countries Call for Revitalizing the Commitment to the 2030 Agenda and Fostering Renewed, Bold Policies and Actions for Accelerating Fulfillment of the SDGs
The seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today with the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.
23 November 2023 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Reports with an Urgent Call for Progress on Labour Inclusion
Despite this improvement in the indicators, more than 180 million people in the region do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and 70 million of them lack the income needed to acquire a basic food basket, the Commission warns in its report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023.
15 January 2019 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Remained Steady in 2017, but Extreme Poverty Increased to the Highest Level since 2008, while Inequality has Fallen Notably since 2000
ECLAC released its report Social Panorama 2018 today in Chile, including new revisions to the methodology used by the organization to estimate monetary poverty in the region, as well as new measurements on functional inequality, social spending and double labor and social inclusion.
3 July 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: Focus on gender and life cycle in public policy is crucial to guaranteeing the rights of women, children and adolescents

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in the high-level meeting of the United Nations initiative “Every Woman Every Child,” inaugurated by the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet.
15 October 2013 | Press Release

Women's Unequal Participation in the Digital Economy Affects the Development of Latin America and the Caribbean
The twelfth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America will be opened today in the Dominican Republic.