IntroductionThis document was prepared by the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE); - Population Division of ECLAC, in pursuance of ECLAC resolution 616(XXXI); of 2006 requesting preparation of the relevant substantive documentation for the second Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing (Brasilia, Brazil, 4 to 6 December 2007);. Its purpose is to present and analyse the information available on the demographic ageing process, the situation of the older adult population and the progress made by the countries in applying the Regional Strategy for the Implementation in…
PresentaciónEste documento fue preparado por el Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía (CELADE); - División de Población de la CEPAL, en cumplimiento de la resolución 616(XXXI); de la CEPAL de 2006, en que se le solicita preparar la documentación sustantiva de la segunda Conferencia regional intergubernamental sobre envejecimiento (Brasilia, Brasil, 4 al 6 de diciembre de 2007);. Tiene por objeto presentar y analizar la información disponible en relación con el proceso de envejecimiento demográfico, la situación de la población adulta mayor y los avances alcanzados por los países en l…
ApresentaçãoEste documento foi preparado pelo Centro Latino-Americano e Caribenho de Demografi a (CELADE); - Divisão de População da CEPAL, em cumprimento à resolução 616(XXXI); da CEPAL, de 2006, mediante a qual lhe foi solicitado que preparasse a documentação substantiva da Segunda Conferência Regional Intergovernamental sobre Envelhecimento (Brasília, Brasil, 4 a 6 de dezembro de 2007);. Seu objetivo é apresentar e analisar a informação disponível sobre o processo de envelhecimento demográfi co, a situação da população idosa e os avanços alcançados pelos países na aplicação da Estratégia re…
The four countries studied show the classical symptoms of ageing societies in so far as they have experienced a significant decline in fertility and a considerable increase in life-expectancy. Consequently all countries analyzed are well on their way in their transition from young to increasingly older societies. The exercise found considerable gender discrepancies in all aspects, such as health, economic security, educational attainment and living arrangements. While men generally seem to be working longer years and also seem to have easier access to pension schemes, elderly women are more of…
Considerando el rol central de las estrategias para abogar en el trabajo de incidencia política y de promoción de los derechos, potencialidades y necesidades de las personas mayores, este documento se propone apoyar su diseño en los países de América Latina y el Caribe. También abre un espacio de reflexión sobre la necesidad de contar con herramientas para comunicar efectivamente las demandas de una legislación adecuada y de políticas para una sociedad que envejece.
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Social protection was the core of the Thirty-first Session of the economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);, held in Montevideo in March 2006The discussions focused on the need for a new approach to social protection, given the structural changes the region is experiencing. It was suggested that this approach should be the result of a new rights-based social covenant, in which social rights are seen as the normative horizon, and existing inequalities and budgetary restrictions are the limiting factors to be addressed (ECLAC, 2006a);.…
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