En este número de “Claves de la CEPAL para el Desarrollo”, referido al impacto social de la pandemia por COVID-19 y aumento de la pobreza en la región, se presentan los mensajes claves de la edición 2021 del Panorama Social de América Latina, publicado por la CEPAL en enero de 2022.…
On March 7-9, 2022, Costa Rica will host the fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, where high authorities and representatives of governments, the United Nations System, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will meet to review the progress and challenges of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the region. The inter-governmental event will be inaugurated on Monday, March 7 at 8:00 a.m. (GMT-6) in Costa Rica, by Carlos Alvarado, President of Costa Rica, current holder…
Costa Rica acogerá, del 7 al 9 de marzo de 2022, la quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, en la que altas autoridades y representantes de gobiernos, del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil se darán cita para revisar los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región. El encuentro intergubernamental será inaugurado el lunes 7 de marzo a las 08:00 a.m. hora de Costa Rica (GMT-6) por Carlos Alvarado, Presidente de …
A Costa Rica acolherá, de 7 a 9 de março de 2022, a quinta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, em que altas autoridades e representantes de governos, do Sistema das Nações Unidas, instituições internacionais, setor privado, academia e sociedade civil se reunirão para analisar os avanços e desafios da implementação da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável na região. O Encontro Intergovernamental será inaugurado na segunda-feira, 7 de março às 08h da Costa Rica (11h de Brasília) por Carlos Alvarado, Presidente da Costa Rica, paí…
More than 70 international authorities, experts and stakeholders from all over Latin America and the Caribbean met at the Second Regional Technical Workshop for Vaccine Manufacturing in Latin America and the Caribbean, as a follow-up to the First Workshop held at the end of October 2021. This virtual event was co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). In the course of the two days of the meeting, govern…
El 24 y 25 de febrero de 2022, más de 70 autoridades, expertos internacionales y actores relevantes de toda América Latina y el Caribe participaron de manera virtual en un segundo Taller Técnico Regional para la Manufactura de Vacunas en América Latina y el Caribe (TTR). El taller, seguimiento del primero realizado a finales de octubre de 2021, fue coorganizado por la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (SRE), la Coalición para las Innovaciones en Preparación para Epidemias (CEPI), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organiza…
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered an unprecedented worldwide social, economic and health crisis. This emergency has prompted the Latin American and Caribbean countries to deploy a series of social protection measures in an attempt to mitigate its impacts, especially for the most vulnerable population groups. In view of this situation and given the possibility of other crises in the future, the role of social protection systems has become one of fundamental importance, and strategies have to be devised for making those systems universal, comprehensive and sustainable on …
This study examines how ICTs have supported equitable development of online distance learning for students in primary, secondary, and tertiary education systems across the Caribbean. By presenting data obtained through interviews with government officials and other key stakeholders in five countries and territories - Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago – the study highlights learning continuity challenges and successful adaptations specific to the subregion during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study identifies best practices and recommendations to integr…
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises the key role that education plays in empowering people with the knowledge and skills to work together towards sustainable economic and social development, the highest attainable standards of health and well-being, equality, human rights and global peace. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 is dedicated to the achievement of quality education, aiming to ensure inclusive and equitable education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. COVID-19, however, threatens to reverse the progress made so far on SDG4 and other SDGs and r…
Regional integration and solidarity are essential to confront the growing global asymmetries and disparities between developed countries and developing countries, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), emphasized today during the Coordination Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), where she referred to the causality and linkages between variables to build back better with an integrated policy strategy. “Even as recoveries continue, divergence in growth rates, vaccination rates, fiscal stimulus, ac…
La integración y la solidaridad regional son esenciales para hacer frente a las crecientes asimetrías y disparidades mundiales entre los países desarrollados y los países en desarrollo, subrayó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el Segmento de Coordinación del Consejo Económico y Social de las Naciones Unidas, donde se refirió a las causales y los vínculos entre las variables para reconstruir mejor con una estrategia política integrada. “Aun cuando la recuperación continúa, la divergencia en las tasas de crecimient…
The 2021 edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America examines the social impact of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent statistics on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region. The study also analyzes the prolonged health crisis’s profound effects on health care and social protection systems, along with the labor impacts caused by the pandemic, and it includes a chapter on the importance of moving towards a care society as the beacon for a sustainable recovery with gender equality.…
El Panorama Social de América Latina 2021 examina el impacto social de la crisis provocada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y entrega las estadísticas más recientes en materia de pobreza, desigualdad y gasto social en la región. El estudio analiza también los profundos efectos de la crisis sanitaria prolongada en los sistemas de salud y de protección social, así como los impactos laborales generados por la pandemia, e incluye un capítulo que aborda la importancia de transitar hacia la sociedad del cuidado como horizonte para una recuperación sostenible con igualdad de género.…
The health crisis is still ongoing, and Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s most vulnerable region in this pandemic. Thus, as a result of the prolonged health and social crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the extreme poverty rate in Latin America is seen having risen from 13.1% of the population in 2020 to 13.8% in 2021 – representing a 27-year setback – while the overall poverty rate is estimated to have fallen slightly, from 33.0% to 32.1% of the population. This means that the number of people living in extreme poverty went from 81 million to 86 million, while the total …
La crisis sanitaria permanece vigente y América Latina y el Caribe es la región más vulnerable del mundo en esta pandemia. Así, como consecuencia de la crisis sanitaria y social prolongada de la pandemia de COVID-19, la tasa de pobreza extrema en América Latina habría aumentado del 13,1% de la población en 2020 al 13,8% en 2021, un retroceso de 27 años, mientras que se estima que la tasa de pobreza general habría disminuido levemente, del 33,0% al 32,1% de la población. Esto significa que la cantidad de personas en pobreza extrema pasaría de 81 a 86 millones, y el número total de personas en s…
A crise sanitária permanece vigente e América Latina e Caribe é a região mais vulnerável do mundo nessa pandemia. Assim, como consequência da prolongada crise sanitária e social da pandemia da COVID-19, a taxa de extrema pobreza na América Latina teria aumentado de 13,1% da população em 2020 para 13,8% em 2021, um retrocesso de 27 anos, enquanto estima-se que a taxa geral de pobreza teria diminuído ligeiramente, de 33,0% para 32,1% da população. Isso significa que o número de pessoas em extrema pobreza passaria de 81 para 86 milhões, e o número total de pessoas em situação de pobreza cairia li…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, January 27, 2022 its annual flagship report entitled Social Panorama of Latin America 2021, which examines the social impact of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent statistics on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region. The document will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a virtual press conference held from Santiago, Chile, at 11 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3). The study also analyzes the prolonged health crisis’s profound …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 27 de enero de 2022 su informe anual (flagship) Panorama Social de América Latina 2021, el que examina el impacto social de la crisis provocada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y entrega las estadísticas más recientes en materia de pobreza, desigualdad y gasto social en la región. El documento será presentado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en una conferencia de prensa virtual ofrecida desde Santiago de Chile, a las 11:00 horas locales (UTC/GMT -3:00). El estudio analiza también los pro…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) divulgará na próxima quinta-feira, 27 de janeiro de 2022 seu relatório anual Panorama Social da América Latina 2021, em que analisa o impacto social da crise causada pela pandemia da COVID-19 e apresenta as estatísticas mais recentes da pobreza, da desigualdade e do gasto social na região. O documento será apresentado por Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, em uma coletiva de imprensa virtual em Santiago, Chile, às 11h de Brasília. O estudo analisa também os profundos efeitos da prolongada crise sanitária nos sistemas de …
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