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17 April 2024 | Speech

Remarks at the seventh meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2024
Remarks by Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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.
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.
photo of the document's cover
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.
Portada del documento.
16 de March de 2022 | News

Juventudes afrodescendientes de América Latina y el Caribe afrontan mayores desigualdades
Nuevo informe elaborado por CEPAL y UNFPA presenta una matriz de desigualdades que viven aproximadamente 37,6 millones de personas jóvenes afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe
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.
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21 January 2022 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Release the Latest Poverty and Inequality Figures in the Context of the Prolonged Health and Social Crisis Linked to COVID-19
The Social Panorama of Latin America 2021 report will be unveiled on Thursday, January 27 at a virtual press conference by the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena.
Panel de la reunión.
11 de August de 2021 | News

Alicia Bárcena insta a la construcción de nuevos pactos políticos y sociales que promuevan la participación ciudadana con miras a una recuperación sostenible y con igualdad
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL participó hoy en un evento organizado por la Iniciativa Social para América Latina y el Caribe (ISALC).
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.
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.
Foto de la reunión.
17 March 2015 | News

United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston Meets with ECLAC Officials
The poverty and human rights expert begins official visit to Chile this week.
23 de February de 2015 | Infographic

Derecho a una educación relevante e integral
El balance que muestra América Latina y el Caribe en cuanto a este derecho ofrece luces y sombras. Aunque se observa un avance notorio en la matrícula y las tasas de asistencia educativa en varios niveles, también se registran cuellos de botella que dejan a una proporción de adolescentes fuera del sistema educativo. Esta infografía es parte de una serie producida por la CEPAL y UNICEF sobre los derechos de la infancia.
11 November 2013 | Statement

International Week of Science and Peace
"Science offers many answers to shared threats and many innovations that can help us seize common opportunities", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in his message.
17 September 2013 | Statement

International Day of Peace
"This year we are highlighting Education for Peace. Education is vital for fostering global citizenship and building peaceful societies", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
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.
11 July 2012 | Statement

World Population Day
"Reproductive health is an indispensable part of the sustainable development equation", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
29 de September de 2011 | Press Release

113 millones de personas de escasos recursos reciben apoyo de programas de transferencias condicionadas
Estos programas, claves para mejorar el acceso de los más pobres a alimentos, salud y educación, serán analizados en un seminario internacional el 29 y 30 de septiembre en Santiago de Chile.
29 de September de 2011 | Speech

Sexto seminario internacional sobre programas de transferencias condicionadas
Por Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL
17 May 2011 | Statement

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Message by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon.
17 May 2011 | Press Release

Child Poverty Affects almost 81 Million Children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Research included the lack of basic rights and social and economic deprivation to measure child poverty.

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