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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.
10 de May de 2022 | Fact sheet

Modelo de desarrollo, precariedad laboral y nuevas desigualdades sociales en América Latina

Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 136, abril de 2022. Autor: Dídimo Castillo Fernández.
10 de May de 2022 | Press Release

Nuevo número de Revista CEPAL ya está disponible en internet, con análisis sobre el desarrollo y flujos financieros ilícitos hacia América Latina

Principal publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre la acumulación del capital en la región, cambio tecnológico y mercados laborales, entre otros temas.
Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
6 July 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Report Will Present New Economic Projections for the Region’s Countries, More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic First Appeared
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will unveil the document during a virtual press conference on Thursday, July 8, held from the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
4 March 2021 | Press Release

Pandemic Prompts Rise in Poverty to Levels Unprecedented in Recent Decades and Sharply Affects Inequality and Employment
In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the total number of poor people rose to 209 million by the end of 2020, which is 22 million more people than in the previous year. In addition, it calls for creating a new welfare state.
15 July 2020 | Press Release

Contraction of Economic Activity in the Region Intensifies Due to the Pandemic: It Will Fall -9.1% in 2020
ECLAC updated its growth projections for Latin American and Caribbean countries today. It underscores that both the external and domestic shocks have been stronger than what was foreseen last April, which led to a downward revision of the figures.
12 May 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Moving Towards a Basic Income to Help the Most Vulnerable Population Overcome the Coronavirus’s Effects
The organization presented a new report on the social challenges of the crisis stemming from COVID-19. In a context of low growth, a significant increase in poverty, extreme poverty and inequality is foreseen in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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11 May 2020 | Announcement

New Report by ECLAC Will Address the Social Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Latin American and Caribbean Countries
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document at a virtual press conference tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12, from the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
27 September 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC Identifies At Least Eight Critical Obstacles that Hinder Inclusive Social Development in the Region
The United Nations regional organization presents a new study in the framework of the Third Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will be inaugurated this Tuesday in Mexico City.
9 July 2019 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “Active fiscal policies are needed to finance the 2030 Agenda and ensure that no one is left behind”

On the first day of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, speaking on behalf of the five United Nations regional commissions, gave an account of the progress made toward meeting the SDGs and called for putting equality at the center.
Portada medición de pobreza en Uruguay
13 March 2019 | News

Study Analyzes Options for Measuring Monetary Poverty in Uruguay
The document was produced as a contribution to the upcoming national discussion on determining the country’s poverty threshold.
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.
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9 January 2019 | Announcement

ECLAC will Launch its Social Panorama of Latin American 2018 Report

On Tuesday, January 15, Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena will give a press conference at the regional organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
17 de December de 2018 | Press Release

Revista CEPAL ya está disponible en internet, con estudios sobre temas relevantes del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe
Nueva edición de la publicación académica incluye investigaciones sobre la distribución de la renta, los gobiernos corporativos y los ingresos provenientes de recursos naturales, entre otras materias.
17 de December de 2018 | Fact sheet

Factores determinantes de la reducción de la desigualdad en la distribución de la renta en países de América Latina
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 126, diciembre de 2018. Autoras: Carmen Ramos Carvajal, Mercedes Alvargonzález Rodríguez y Blanca Moreno Cuartas.
28 de August de 2018 | Fact sheet

Geografía del desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe: hacia una nueva taxonomía multidimensional de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Hoja informativa con un resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 125, agosto de 2018. Autor: Sergio Tezanos.
12 de April de 2018 | Fact sheet

El efecto de la descentralización fiscal sobre el crecimiento, la inflación y la desigualdad en América
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 124, abril de 2018. Autor: Antonio N. Bojanic.
12 de April de 2018 | Fact sheet

¿Más o menos desiguales? Una revisión sobre la desigualdad de los ingresos a nivel global, regional y nacional
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 124, abril de 2018. Autoras: Verónica Amarante y Maira Colacce
12 de April de 2018 | Press Release

La desigualdad disminuye en América Latina en la última década, pero su reducción presenta signos de estancamiento
Artículo en nueva edición de Revista CEPAL analiza la evolución de la desigualdad en la región y en el mundo. Publicación incluye también estudios sobre la descentralización fiscal en América y la riqueza ligada a la gran minería del cobre en Chile, entre otros temas.
18 de December de 2017 | Fact sheet

Impuesto sobre la renta de las personas físicas y desigualdad de los ingresos en el Ecuador entre 2007 y 2011
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 123, diciembre de 2017. Autora: Liliana Cano.

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