Work in times of pandemic: The challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: Desafíos frente a la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19)

Launch of ECLAC-ILO report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Lanzamiento informe CEPAL-OIT Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe

ECLAC and ILO Analyze Labour Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will present tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, a new edition of their joint report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Work in times of pandemic: The challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (No. 22, May 2020), which on this occasion will address the labour challenges that the pandemic poses for the region’s countries. The presentation will be conducted via a simultaneous virtual press conference at 13:30 local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -4:00), and led by Alic…

CEPAL y OIT analizan los desafíos laborales en América Latina y el Caribe tras la pandemia del COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) presentarán mañana jueves 21 de mayo una nueva edición de su informe conjunto Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: desafíos frente a la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) (N⁰ 22, mayo de 2020), la que en esta ocasión abordará los desafíos laborales que presenta la pandemia a los países de la región. La presentación se realizará mediante una conferencia de prensa virtual simultánea a las 13:30 horas de Chile (UTC/GMT -4:00) encabezada…

CEPAL e OIT analisam os desafios do trabalho na América Latina e no Caribe após a pandemia da COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e a Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) apresentarão amanhã, quinta-feira, 21 de maio, uma nova edição de seu relatório conjunto em espanhol Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: desafíos frente a la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) (nº 22, maio de 2020), que desta vez abordará os desafios para o trabalho que a pandemia apresenta aos países da região. A apresentação será feita em espanhol durante uma entrevista coletiva virtual simultânea às 13h30, horário do Chile (14h30 ho…

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Rethinking the Model and Consolidating the Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development so as to Leave No One Behind

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has exposed the economic model’s structural problems and the failings of social protection systems and welfare schemes. Hence, a “new normality” is not the way forward; we must rethink the development model and consolidate the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, leaving no one behind, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today. The senior United Nations official held a virtual meeting with members of civil society from Latin America and the Cari…

Alicia Bárcena llama a repensar el modelo y consolidar las dimensiones económicas, sociales y ambientales del desarrollo sostenible para no dejar a nadie atrás

La pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 ha hecho visibles los problemas estructurales del modelo económico y las carencias de los sistemas de protección social y los regímenes de bienestar. Por ello, una nueva normalidad no es el camino, debemos repensar el modelo de desarrollo y consolidar las dimensiones económicas, sociales y ambientales del desarrollo sostenible, sin dejar a nadie atrás, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas sostuvo un encuentro virtual con la sociedad civil…

COVID-19: Towards an inclusive, resilient and green recovery —building back better through regional cooperation

This document provides key policy messages from the UN regional commissions and highlights the vital role of regional cooperation in an effective recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has caused untold disruption to lives and economies. As the current patterns of globalization are being questioned, the regional level will become vital in dealing with crossborder problems. It is at this level that reconnecting economies, reversing the disruption of trade and transport links, and addressing transboundary risks offer more immediate benefits. The critical task of strengthening t…

ECLAC Reaffirms Commitment to Working with and for Latin American and Caribbean Countries on Regional Cooperation and Integration to Tackle Current and Future Challenges in the Face of COVID-19

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, held on Friday a virtual extraordinary meeting with ambassadors and representatives from the permanent missions of 31 countries in the region to the United Nations, to inform them about the actions and proposals the organization has made recently in response to the crisis unleashed by COVID-19. On this occasion, the senior official presented the Gateway for Follow-up on the Sustainable Development Goals (https://agenda2030lac.org/en), which is the result of a joint effort by the Unit…

CEPAL reafirma compromiso de trabajar con y para los países de América Latina y el Caribe por la cooperación e integración regional para enfrentar los desafíos actuales y futuros de cara al COVID-19

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, sostuvo el viernes una reunión virtual extraordinaria con los embajadores y representantes de las misiones permanentes de 31 países de la región ante las Naciones Unidas, para informar sobre las acciones y propuestas que el organismo ha tomado recientemente en respuesta a la crisis desatada por el COVID-19. En la ocasión, la alta funcionaria presentó el Portal de Seguimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sustentable (agenda2030lac.org), resultado de un esfuerzo conjunto del Sistema de Nac…

The social challenge in times of COVID-19

This Special Report is the third in a series by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the evolution and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has severe health effects and serious implications for economic growth and social development. It has arrived in Latin America and the Caribbean in a context of low growth —as analysed in the previous special reports on the subject— and, above all, of marked inequality and vulnerability, with growing poverty and extreme poverty, weakening of social…

Urgent Attention Should Be Given to the Unique Vulnerabilities and Challenges Faced by Caribbean Countries to Achieve the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond: Alicia Bárcena

The implementation of the 2030 Agenda is at stake and decades of progress in human development are at risk of being reversed if more attention is not given to supporting Caribbean countries in their pursuit of sustainable development, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) stressed on Tuesday, 12 May. The COVID-19 pandemic is occurring at a time when Caribbean countries are already facing tremendous challenges in implementing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) given their unique vulnerability to external shocks, their…

Se debe atender con urgencia las vulnerabilidades y los desafíos únicos que los países del Caribe enfrentan para cumplir la Agenda 2030 y los ODS en el contexto de la crisis del COVID-19 y más allá de ella: Alicia Bárcena

La implementación de la Agenda 2030 está en juego y décadas de avances en el desarrollo humano peligran ser revertidos si no se presta más atención a la necesidad de apoyar a los países del Caribe en su búsqueda del desarrollo sostenible, resaltó el martes 12 de mayo la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena. La pandemia del COVID-19 ocurre en momentos en que los países caribeños ya enfrentan tremendos desafíos para implementar los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) debido a su vulnerabilidad única a las perturbaciones ext…

The social challenge in times of COVID-19

El desafío social en tiempos del COVID-19

ECLAC Proposes Moving Towards a Basic Income to Help the Most Vulnerable Population Overcome the Coronavirus’s Effects

To cope with the socioeconomic effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) proposes that governments ensure immediate temporary cash transfers to meet basic needs and sustain household consumption, which will be crucial for achieving a solid and relatively quick reactivation. In addition, in the long term, the organization reiterates that these transfers should be made permanent, extending beyond people in situations of poverty and reaching the broad social strata of the population that are very vulnera…

CEPAL propone avanzar hacia un ingreso básico para ayudar a la población más vulnerable a superar los efectos del coronavirus

Para enfrentar los impactos socioeconómicos de la crisis producida por la enfermedad del coronavirus (COVID-19), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) propone que los gobiernos garanticen transferencias monetarias temporales inmediatas para satisfacer necesidades básicas y sostener el consumo de los hogares, lo que será crucial para lograr una reactivación sólida y relativamente rápida. Además, en el largo plazo, el organismo reitera que el alcance de esas transferencias debe ser permanente, ir más allá de las personas en situación de pobreza y llegar a amplios estratos…

CEPAL propõe avançar em direção à uma renda básica que ajude a população mais vulnerável a superar os efeitos do coronavírus

Para enfrentar os impactos socioeconômicos da crise causada pelo coronavírus (COVID-19), a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) propõe que os governos garantam transferências monetárias temporárias imediatas para satisfazer as necessidades básicas e sustentar o consumo das famílias, o que será crucial para alcançar uma recuperação sólida e relativamente rápida. Além disso, no longo prazo, o organismo reitera que o alcance dessas transferências deve ser permanente, ir além das pessoas em situação de pobreza e chegar à amplas camadas da população muito vulneráveis ao risco…