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2 November 2015 | Press Release

Ministers address challenges to reduce poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean in a sustainable development era
The Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated today in Lima, Peru.
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.
29 May 2015 | Press Release

International Context Imposes New Challenges on Relations between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC will contribute a new document to the next EU-CELAC summit, which will be held in Brussels on June 10-11.
13 May 2015 | Press Release

Region’s Unemployment Rate Seen Rising 0.2 percentage points in 2015
ECLAC and ILO forecast that unemployment will reach 6.2% this year, due to an unencouraging economic outlook.
26 March 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Meets with Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro
The regional United Nations organization will advise the government on the implementation of social policies.
5 March 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC and Brazil Reaffirm Their Will to Cooperate in Matters of Economic, Social and Environmental Development
The Executive Secretary of the regional United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, headed the high-level delegation that made the official visit to Brazil.
2 March 2015 | Press Release

Political Will and Productive and Fiscal Reforms Are Key to Fighting Inequality, Experts Agree at ECLAC
Senior officials from the United Nations organization and representatives from Governments, academia and civil society participated in a roundtable.
20 February 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Cooperate with Ecuador during its Period as President Pro Tempore of CELAC
The Executive Secretary of the regional United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, met with Ecuador’s Foreign Relations Minister, Ricardo Patiño, in Quito.
30 January 2015 | Press Release

The Costa Rican Government and ECLAC Will Strengthen Mutual Cooperation to Boost the Country’s Development
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, met with Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís as well as other national authorities.
28 January 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Participates in III CELAC Summit and Presents Economic and Social Panorama of Countries
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, met with the heads of state in attendance at the meeting being held in Costa Rica.
26 January 2015 | Press Release

Poverty and Indigence Reduction Stalls in Most of Latin American Countries
Estimates show that 167 million people were poor in 2014, and 71 million of them suffered extreme poverty or indigence.
23 January 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Stresses the Importance of Investment and Structural Change to Face Economic Deceleration
During her participation at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Alicia Bárcena moderated a session on the Latin American context and spoke to authorities and business people about the governance of natural resources.
21 January 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Will Present an Overview of Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
The Executive Secretary of the regional United Nations organization, Alicia Bárcena, will show the evolution of the main social indicators in a press conference.
6 de June de 2014 | Press Release

Foro sobre personas mayores pide aplicar políticas públicas con enfoque de derechos en la región
Reunión organizada por la CEPAL y el Gobierno de la Ciudad de México finalizó hoy con llamado a los gobiernos a incluir el cuidado de este grupo en los sistemas de protección social.
3 de June de 2014 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena y ministra Villegas abogan por impulsar un sistema de protección social con enfoque en derechos
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL y la titular del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Chile, María Fernanda Villegas, inauguraron hoy un seminario sobre protección social.
22 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Bajo crecimiento económico en 2014 podría afectar al empleo en América Latina y el Caribe
Organismos de Naciones Unidas analizan también el aporte de los programas de transferencias condicionadas a la reducción de la pobreza.
14 de May de 2014 | Press Release

"La pobreza en América Latina no es fruto de la escasez de recursos sino de la inequidad"
Rafael Correa ofreció una conferencia magistral en la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago de Chile.
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.
6 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Presidente de Perú, Ollanta Humala: "No basta con el crecimiento económico para cerrar las brechas de desigualdad"
El mandatario inauguró junto a la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, el Trigésimo quinto período de sesiones del organismo de las Naciones Unidas, en el que participan diversas autoridades de la región.
5 de December de 2013 | Press Release

Se enlentece la reducción de la pobreza y la indigencia en América Latina
Con datos proyectados al 2013, la pobreza estaría afectando a unos 164 millones de personas en la región, igual número que en 2012, consigna el estudio que aborda el fenómeno también desde una perspectiva multidimensional.

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