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29 November 2022 | Infographic

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
Investment landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean by ECLAC. Foreign Direct Investment inflows to Latin America and the Caribbean rebounded in 2021 after dropping sharply the previous year. There was a 40.7% increase over 2020, to 143 billions of dollars in 2021.
29 November 2022 | Press Release

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Rose by 40.7% in 2021, but Did Not Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
In a new report, ECLAC calls on the region’s countries to use FDI strategically to strengthen and develop capacities that would contribute to sustainable and inclusive development.
Testera reunión UN-GGIM Américas
28 de November de 2022 | News

Más de 20 países se reúnen en la CEPAL para promover la cooperación en la gestión de datos geoespaciales y estadísticos
La Novena Sesión del Comité Regional UN-GGIM Américas y la séptima reunión de expertos en integración de información estadística y geoespacial se realizan en la sede del organismo, del 28 de noviembre al 2 de diciembre.
25 November 2022 | Infographic

Bulletin Femicidal violence in figures. Latin America and the Caribbean - No 1. Bringing an end to violence against women and girls and femicide or feminicide: A key challenge for building a care society
Violence against women and girls and its most extreme expression, femicide, feminicide, or the gender-related killing of women and girls,1 dramatically bring to light the persistence of the structural challenges of gender inequality and gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean. The deep historical and structural roots of patriarchal, discriminatory and violent cultural patterns, grounded in a culture of privilege, have proven among the most difficult to dismantle.
25 November 2022 | Infographic

Bringing an end to violence against women and girls and femicide or feminicide: A key challenge for building a care society
Violence against women and girls and its most extreme expression, femicide, feminicide, or the gender-related killing of women and girls,1 dramatically bring to light the persistence of the structural challenges of gender inequality and gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean. The deep historical and structural roots of patriarchal, discriminatory and violent cultural patterns, grounded in a culture of privilege, have proven among the most difficult to dismantle.
24 November 2022 | Press Release

ECLAC: At Least 4,473 Women Were Victims of Femicide in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021
The strategy for urgently addressing this “shadow pandemic” must be based on four pillars: financing, prevention, public response and information systems, the United Nations regional organization underscores.
24 November 2022 | Press Release

Poverty Rates in Latin America Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Warns
The Social Panorama 2022 report projects that 201 million people (32.1% of the region’s total population) live in situations of poverty, with 82 million (13.1%) of them in extreme poverty. The regional organization calls for urgently addressing the silent crisis in education to avert the risk of a lost generation.
23 de November de 2022 | Press Release

Primer foro regional aborda la situación de las personas defensoras de derechos humanos en asuntos ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe

La reunión tuvo lugar el 22-23 de noviembre en Quito, Ecuador, organizada por la CEPAL en su calidad de Secretaría del Acuerdo de Escazú, en alianza con el PNUMA, ACNUDH y el Gobierno de Ecuador.
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21 November 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release New Figures on Poverty and Inequality in the Region and on the Silent Crisis in Education
The annual report, Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, will be presented on Thursday, November 24 at a press conference given by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization.
18 November 2022 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Approved the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean eLAC2024
Today the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded in Montevideo.
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17 November 2022 | News

Participants Analyze Digitalization’s Impacts on Social Inclusion, Education and Labor Policies, Agriculture and Trade in the Region
Authorities and specialists addressed these and other issues on the second day of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place through Friday, November 18 in Montevideo.
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17 November 2022 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean is One of the Regions Most Affected Demographically by the Health Crisis
The 2022 edition of ECLAC’s Demographic Observatory confirms that the region had the biggest loss of years of life expectancy at birth in 2021 versus 2019, and a sharp reduction in population growth.
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16 de November de 2022 | News

Nuevo estudio de la CEPAL concluye que la mano de obra migrante es una parte estructural e integral de la economía costarricense
Crecimiento y sostén de sectores inmobiliarios, de construcción, alojamiento, agricultura y ganadería dependen de los trabajadores y las trabajadoras migrantes.
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16 November 2022 | News

ECLAC Proposes Measures and Actions for Moving Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Transformation
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, presented today the main document of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place through Friday, November 18 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
16 November 2022 | Press Release

Digitalization is a Priority for Transforming the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean
Today the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated in Montevideo.
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14 November 2022 | News

The World Has 8 Billion People, 662 Million of Whom Live in Latin America and the Caribbean
The region’s population represents 8.2% of the global population today. It is projected that the region will achieve its maximum population in 2056.
Cómo seguir la conferencia eLAC2024 ENG
14 November 2022 | News

How to Follow the Debates of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean
The meeting will take place in Montevideo, Uruguay on November 16-18, 2022. Those interested in joining the conversation can use the hashtags #eLAC2024 and #DigitalTransformation.
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14 November 2022 | Announcement

The Region’s Countries Will Define in Montevideo a New Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean
From Wednesday, November 16 to Friday, November 18, the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held.
11 November 2022 | Press Release

Countries in the Region Committed Themselves to Moving Towards a New Development Pattern: The Care Society
Today the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC in coordination with UN Women, concluded in Buenos Aires.
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPALjunto al Embajador de Corea
11 November 2022 | News

Republic of Korea and ECLAC Renew their 2022-2023 Cooperation Agreement, with Emphasis on Economic Integration and the Digital Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean
The country’s ambassador in Chile, Kyungtae Hwang, was received by the United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.

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