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22 December 2015 | Infographic

Tax Reforms

Fiscal policy can be a powerful instrument for income redistribution, which is key to inclusive development, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). We present here which countries in the region have made tax reforms and in what areas, in 2014 and the first half of 2015.

18 November 2015 | Infographic

Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

Principle 10 seeks to ensure that every person has access to information, can participate in the decision-making process and has access to justice in environmental matters with the aim of safeguarding the right to a healthy and sustainable environment for present and future generations.

16 November 2015 | Infographic

Femicide

Femicide is the most dramatic expression of violence against women. According to official data from the region’s countries compiled by the Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean of ECLAC, 1903 women were murdered because of their gender in fifteen Latin American countries and three Caribbean nations in 2014.

11 November 2015 | Infographic

Violence against women

Violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean must be addressed comprehensively by States, taking into account factors of economic, social and cultural inequality that operate in society and in the power relations between men and women.

5 October 2015 | Infographic

International migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

Between 2000 and 2010 in Latin America and the Caribbean, emigration to countries outside the region declined while intraregional flows increased. In 2010, about 28.5 million Latin American and Caribbean persons resided outside their countries of birth. ECLAC insists on its call to respect these people’s human rights and integrate them into development strategies.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

9 September 2015 | Infographic

MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

This infographic is part of a series produced by ECLAC to assess the degree of compliance with the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

16 July 2015 | Infographic

International Trade in Goods in the Region in 2014

For a second consecutive year, Latin America and the Caribbean had a negative foreign trade balance in 2014 of more than $30 billion dollars, according to official figures from year’s end compiled by ECLAC. The region’s exports decreased 2.1% from a year earlier, while imports fell 0.6%.

1 July 2015 | Infographic

Damage and Loss Assessment

The Caribbean region is vulnerable to many types of weather related disaster as well as earthquakes. Disaster in the region have inceased over time. They are recurrent and happen unexpectedly. Damage and Loss Assessment is the basis for Post Disaster Needs Assessment.

1 July 2015 | Infographic

Data and Statistics in the Caribbean

Statistics provide an interpretation and summary of data.

29 June 2015 | Infographic

Opportunities and risks associated with digital currency in the Caribbean

Digital currency and mobile money solutions are components of new industry classifications referred to as Financial Technology (FinTech) and Digital Financial Services (DFS).

29 June 2015 | Infographic

Development Strategies for the ICT sector in the Caribbean: A global perspective

Internet connectivity brings opportunities for new knowledge based industries in the Caribbean region.

23 June 2015 | Infographic

Ports Ranking. The Top 20 in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2014

ECLAC updates every year its ranking of container port throughput, which shows the cargo volume in containers in 120 ports of the region, based on data obtained directly from port authorities and terminal operators. In 2014 this activity grew 1.3%, with a total volume of approximately 47 million TEU. This infographic displays the first 20 ports of the ranking.

18 June 2015 | Infographic

Energy efficiency in the transport sector in Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines currently use over 66% of their total energy consumption on transport, meanwhile Grenada and Saint Lucia both use over 50%.