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28 November 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Region Has Underestimated Inequality
The economic commission noted that the upward trend for poverty in Latin America held firm and called for resuming the construction of comprehensive and universal social compacts, during the launch of its Social Panorama 2019 report today in Chile.
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.
13 September 2018 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Authorities Discussed the Initial Bases for Elaborating a Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development
A document presented by ECLAC was analyzed during the second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in Panama along with the Tenth Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
22 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Protecting Progress and Preventing Social Rollbacks in Light of Potential Increase in Regional Poverty
According to projections by the United Nations regional organization, 175 million people were living in situations of poverty in late 2015 in Latin America.
2 November 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Redoubling Efforts to Combat Poverty and Inequality in a Scenario of Deceleration
A new study by the United Nations regional organization highlights the importance of creating productive and decent jobs, since wage income represents 80% of total household income on average in the region.
9 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Países crean nueva Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe
Se trata de una de las principales resoluciones del Trigésimo quinto período de sesiones de la CEPAL que finalizó hoy en Lima, Perú.