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14 November 2024 | Op-ed

Regional Poverty: Good News, Pending Tasks and the Role of Social Protection
By José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
12 November 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC: The Regional Poverty Rate, which Rose with the Pandemic, Has Declined to a Level Similar to 2014 and in 2023 Reached the Lowest Figure on Record, but Income Inequality Remains High
Despite this progress, 172 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean still do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and 66 million of them cannot buy a basic food basket, according to the report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: The challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development.
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5 November 2024 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release New Figures on Poverty, Inequality and Social Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Tuesday, November 12 from Santiago to unveil the Social Panorama 2024 report, which has non-contributory social protection as its main theme.
31 October 2024 | Press Release

Social Inequality is a Trap for Latin America and the Caribbean’s Development and Inhibits the Exercise of Rights
Authorities participated on Thursday in Barbados in the Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, in the framework of the XVI Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
31 October 2024 | Press Release

Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean Meet to Discuss Policies to Navigate Uncertainty and Strengthen Resilience in the Region
A strategic opportunity to build resilience against future shocks that continue to challenge development in the region.
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24 October 2024 | Announcement

Authorities Will Discuss in Barbados the Challenges in Implementing the Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development

On Thursday, October 31 in Bridgetown, the Sixth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held in the framework of the XVI Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organized and hosted by the Government of Barbados with the support of the UNDP and ECLAC
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27 June 2024 | News

ECLAC: Recognizing and Measuring the Multiple Dimensions of Social Inequality is Crucial for Achieving Sustainable Development
Today marked the end of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development organized by ECLAC, in which authorities and specialists analyzed the links between social protection and inequality.
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26 de June de 2024 | News

“Es posible y viable erradicar la pobreza en la vejez en América Latina y el Caribe”, asegura la CEPAL
Los sistemas de pensiones no contributivos deberían estar en el centro de dicha estrategia en la región, plantea nuevo libro lanzado por el organismo regional durante el Cuarto Seminario Regional de Desarrollo Social.
25 June 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Comprehensive Policies to Address the Trap of High Inequality and Low Social Mobility in which Latin America and the Caribbean is Caught
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, led today’s inauguration of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development on social protection and inequality, in which government officials and internationally renowned specialists are participating.
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10 June 2024 | Announcement

ECLAC’s Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development Will Take Place on June 25-27, Focused on Social Protection and Inequality
The event seeks to strengthen the design of public policies aimed at reducing inequality and achieving progress on inclusive social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
16 de April de 2024 | Speech

Inauguración séptima reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible
Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
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.
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16 April 2024 | News

Latin America and the Caribbean Must Implement Major Transformations and Drive Six Key Transitions to Accelerate Progress Towards Fulfilling the SDGs
The seventh report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
22 March 2024 | Press Release

Regional Dialogue is Indispensable for Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Region, Authorities and Specialists Stressed
A high-level dialogue on inclusive social development policies was inaugurated by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, and senior officials from Costa Rica, Chile and Honduras.
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22 de March de 2024 | News

El futuro de los sistemas de protección social en un contexto de cascada de crisis se analizó en seminario interregional
Autoridades de la región y especialistas participaron en evento organizado por la CEPAL y la Cooperación Alemana.
4 March 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León
The United Nations regional economic commission and the Government of Guatemala align efforts to quicken the pace in moving towards more productive, inclusive and sustainable development in the Central American country.
23 January 2024 | Press Release

UN ECOSOC Calls for International Cooperation and Joint Efforts to Foster Decent Work and Fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda
For the second time in its history, one of the United Nations’ most important organs is holding a Special Meeting at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on the topic of “The future of work: towards a productive, inclusive and sustainable global society.”
13 December 2023 | Infographic

Gender Equality Bulletin - No 1. Child marriages and early unions: inequality and poverty among women, girls and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean
Child, early and forced marriages and unions are defined as a union in which at least one of the parties is under the age of 18. The overwhelming majority of formal and informal child marriages and unions involve girls, although in some cases their male spouses are also under 18. As stated in the Joint general recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/general comment No. 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on harmful practices, and Human Rights Council resolution 29/8 of 2 July 2015, on strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, child marriage is considered a form of forced marriage, as it is practiced without the full, free and informed consent of one or both parties (United Nations, 2015b). The definition used to address this violation of the human rights of children and adolescents includes marriages involving a conjugal union recognized by legal, customary or religious norms, as well as informal conjugal unions.
24 November 2023 | Press Release

Santiago Levy in Lecture at ECLAC: The Labor Market’s Radical Transformation is an Essential Condition for Socially Inclusive Growth
The renowned Mexican economist and politician was the seventh lecturer to participate in the Keynote Lecture Series organized to commemorate the United Nations regional organization’s 75th anniversary.
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.

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