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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.
25 January 2022 | Press Release

Extreme Poverty in the Region Rises to 86 Million in 2021 due to the Deepening of the Social and Health Crisis Prompted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
In its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America, ECLAC estimates that the number of people living in extreme poverty rose by around 5 million between 2020 and 2021. The United Nations organization calls for moving towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable and resilient social protection systems.
24 March 2021 | Press Release

2020 Edition of ECLAC’s Statistical Yearbook Offers a Set of Statistics on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The latest version of this flagship publication by the United Nations regional commission presents a selection of indicators and statistics on the social, economic and environmental situation of the region’s countries.
27 January 2021 | Press Release

Argentina’s President Advocates for Uniting Latin America and the Caribbean and Strengthening Multilateralism to Build Fairer and More Egalitarian Societies
Alberto Fernández delivered a keynote lecture during a high-level meeting at ECLAC’s headquarters in which the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated along with the Rector of the University of Chile, Ennio Vivaldi.
31 October 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Presents to Social Development Ministers an Analysis of Inequality and Proposals to Combat it
The regional United Nations organization will unveil a new study during the first meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development.
8 de August de 2016 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL aborda el poder adquisitivo y la ayuda oficial al desarrollo en los países de América Latina y el Caribe
Nueva edición de la publicación académica incluye también artículos sobre la segregación escolar en Chile y análisis del crecimiento económico en Colombia y Perú, entre otros temas.
22 October 2014 | Press Release

Latin America Has Achieved Progress in Health, Education and Political Participation of Indigenous Peoples in the Last Decade
Indigenous peoples account for 8.3 % of the region's total population, according to a study by the United Nations organization launched in New York.
31 de March de 2014 | Press Release

CEPAL y UNICEF plantean políticas orientadas a la igualdad en educación secundaria
Alrededor de 20 % de los adolescentes de 12 a 18 años, varones y mujeres, no asiste a un establecimiento educativo en la región, según un estudio conjunto.
24 July 2013 | Press Release

Executive Secretary of ECLAC Presented a Document on Structural Perspectives for the Region's Development
She stressed that equality is the guiding principle for a paradigm change in Latin America and the Caribbean.
27 April 2012 | Press Release

Experts Highlight the Importance of Using ICT in Education for Achieving More Equal Societies
Education is one of the fundamental assets for achieving an equal development, stated Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of this UN body.
27 December 2010 | Press Release

Conditional Transfer Programmes Benefit Over 100 Million People in the Region
Brazil has the largest number of beneficiaries, followed by Mexico and Colombia.
1 December 2010 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Fell in 2010 and Returns to the Pre-Crisis Trend
Thanks to the region's economic recovery, the number of poor people will fall to the same levels as in 2008 (180 million inhabitants).
21 October 2010 | Press Release

Adopting New Technologies is Key to Reducing Inequality Gaps in the Region
Experts analyzed the contribution of information and communications technologies in the fields of education and health and their incorporation in social policies.
6 May 2002 | Press Release

Widening Social Gaps