Social Panorama of Latin Amerca 2020

Panorama Social de América Latina 2020

Launch of flagship report Social Panorama of Latin America 2020

Lanzamiento informe Panorama Social de América Latina 2020

Pandemic Prompts Rise in Poverty to Levels Unprecedented in Recent Decades and Sharply Affects Inequality and Employment

Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary. Poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America reached levels in 2020 that had not been seen in the last 12 and 20 years, respectively, while the indices of inequality in the region worsened along with employment and labor participation rates, among women above all, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and despite the emergency social protection measures that countries have adopted to halt this phenomenon, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported today. The Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional…

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ECLAC Will Present New Figures on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Poverty, Inequality and Employment in the Region

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, March 4 its flagship annual report entitled Social Panorama of Latin America 2020, which examines the social impact of the unprecedented crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent figures available on poverty, inequality and employment in the region. Furthermore, the document analyzes trends in public social spending in the region’s countries, the social protection measures adopted by governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to address the pandemic’s effects, the role …

CEPAL presentará nuevas cifras sobre el impacto de la pandemia del COVID-19 en pobreza, desigualdad y empleo en la región

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 4 de marzo su informe anual (flagship) Panorama Social de América Latina 2020, en el cual examina el impacto social de la crisis sin precedentes provocada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y entrega las más recientes cifras disponibles sobre pobreza, desigualdad y empleo en la región. El documento analiza, asimismo, las tendencias del gasto público social en los países de la región, las medidas de protección social adoptadas por los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe en respuesta a los efectos de la pand…

CEPAL apresentará novos dados do impacto da COVID-19 sobre a pobreza, a desigualdade e o emprego na região

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 4 de março, seu relatório anual Panorama Social da América Latina 2020, em que analisa o impacto social da crise sem precedentes provocada pela pandemia da COVID-19 e fornece os dados mais recentes disponíveis sobre a pobreza, a desigualdade e o emprego na região. O documento analisa, também, as tendências do gasto público social nos países da região, as medidas de proteção social adotadas pelos governos da América Latina e do Caribe em resposta aos efeitos da pandemia, o papel da economia …

Non-Communicable Diseases and their Impact on Sustainable Development

Provisional agenda. Sixtieth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Temario provisional. Sexagésima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

Annotated provisional agenda. Sixtieth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Temario provisional anotado. Sexagésima Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

Countries Will Hold Fourth Meeting of the Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will hold on March 15-18, 2021 the fourth meeting of the Forum on Sustainable Development, in which representatives of governments, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will review the progress and challenges related to implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. This gathering, to be held virtually for the first time, will be inaugurated on Tuesday, March 16 at 8 a.m. local time in Costa Rica (GMT-6) by Carlos Alvarado, the President of Costa Rica, which currently holds ECLA…

Países celebrarán cuarta reunión del Foro de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe celebrarán del 15 al 18 de marzo de 2021 la cuarta reunión del Foro sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, en la que representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil revisarán los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región. El evento, que por primera vez se realizará de manera virtual, será inaugurado el martes 16 de marzo a las 08:00 a.m. hora de Costa Rica (GMT-6) por Carlos Alvarado, Presidente de Costa Rica, país que ejerce la presidencia pro témp…

Países realizarão a quarta reunião do Fórum da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável

Os países da América Latina e do Caribe realizarão a quarta reunião do Fórum sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável de 15 a 18 de março de 2021, onde representantes de governos, instituições internacionais, do setor privado, do meio acadêmico e da sociedade civil analisarão os avanços e os desafios da implementação da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável na região. O evento, que pela primeira vez será realizado de forma virtual, será inaugurado na terça-feira, 16 de março às 8:00 a.m., hora da Costa Rica (GMT-6), por Carlos Alvarado, Presidente da Costa Rica, país que exerce a presidênc…

Determinantes departamentales y estimación del riesgo distrital del trabajo informal en el Perú

El Perú presenta unos niveles de informalidad laboral elevados incluso en el contexto latinoamericano. Diferentes estudios han constatado que la tasa de informalidad supera en unos 20 puntos porcentuales lo que le correspondería al país dado su PIB per cápita. Según cifras de la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO), en 2019 casi tres de cada cuatro trabajadores peruanos se encontraban en condición de informalidad, situación que se agrava en varios departamentos, donde las cifras alcanzan en torno a nueve de cada diez trabajadores. Aun así, en un contexto de altos niveles de crecimiento económi…

Addressing the adverse impacts of non-communicable diseases on the sustainable development of Caribbean countries

The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean calls for sustained efforts to control these diseases and their risk factors. Such efforts are envisaged in several global, regional and national frameworks that exist to address the problem of NCDs, including the disease and economic burdens that they pose to countries around the world. In the Caribbean, the Heads of Government have long articulated the relationship between health and development, a position that aligns well with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s commitments to ensure that individuals fulfil …

Alicia Bárcena: The Current Health and Climate Crises are the Result of an Unsustainable Development Model

“The current health and climate crises are the result of an unsustainable development model. Both are global public ills. They arise from the destruction of nature and require collective, simultaneous action along with international cooperation,” underscored Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), during a virtual keynote lecture organized by the Oxford University International Development Department (United Kingdom). The current development model, explained Bárcena, is associated with, among other things, a falling rate of pr…