The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participated on Monday, July 17 in the European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Round Table, which is taking place in the framework of the third EU-CELAC Summit being held in Brussels through July 18, with the attendance of Heads of State and Government and senior authorities from the countries belonging to both blocs, along with representatives of the private sector, academia and civil society.
At the high-level round table, ECLAC’s leading authority se…
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, participó el lunes 17 de julio en la Cumbre Empresarial Unión Europea – América Latina y el Caribe, que se realiza en el marco de la tercera Cumbre UE-CELAC que se lleva a cabo en Bruselas hasta el 18 de julio, con la asistencia de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno y altas autoridades de los países miembros de ambos bloques, además de representantes del sector privado, academia y sociedad civil.
En el encuentro de alto nivel, la máxima autoridad de la CEPAL moderó un panel titul…
The economies of the subregion were hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those dependent on tourism. As a result, the Caribbean has seen a reversal of the hard-won gains achieved in growing their economies and reducing unemployment and inequality. The inflation stemming from pandemic supply chain disruption, which has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has made the sustained uptick in economic performance beyond pre-pandemic levels unlikely, notwithstanding strong growth estimates for 2021 and 2022. The last two years have taught the region that continued ‘business as usual’ is…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reaffirmed its commitment to continue supporting the work program of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) during the new pro-tempore Presidency assumed today by Argentina.
The United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, sent a recorded message to the XXII Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CELAC, which was held in Buenos Aires this Friday, January 7, 2022. At the meeting, in representation of the outgoing pro-tempore Presidency – held by the Government of Mexico –…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmó su compromiso de seguir apoyando el programa de trabajo de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) durante la nueva Presidencia pro tempore asumida hoy por Argentina.
La Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, envió un mensaje grabado a la XXII Reunión de Ministros y Ministras de Relaciones Exteriores de la CELAC, que se desarrolló en Buenos Aires este viernes 7 de enero de 2022. En el encuentro, la actual Presidencia pro tempore, ejercida por el Gobierno de M…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmou seu compromisso de seguir apoiando o programa de trabalho da Comunidade de Estados Latino-Americanos e Caribenhos (CELAC) durante a nova Presidência pro tempore assumida pela Argentina.
A Secretária Executiva do organismo regional das Nações Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, enviou uma mensagem gravada à XXII Reunião de Ministros e Ministras das Relações Exteriores da CELAC, realizada em Buenos Aires no dia 7 de janeiro de 2022. No encontro, a atual Presidência pro tempore, exercida pelo Governo do México e representada pelo Secretá…
COVID-19 has brought to the fore the need to address the problem of financing for development in middle-income countries, which has been characterized by the increasing decoupling of per capita income and the ability to mobilize domestic and external resources, and the disconnect between economic and social needs and the response of multilateral cooperation. This must be urgently addressed, as Latin American and Caribbean countries must recover from the effects of the pandemic and avoid another lost decade.
Middle-income countries, such as those in Latin America and the Caribbean, require mult…
El COVID-19 ha puesto sobre el tapete la necesidad de abordar la problemática del financiamiento para el desarrollo de los países de ingreso medio, que se ha caracterizado por la creciente disociación entre el ingreso per cápita y la capacidad de movilizar recursos internos y externos, así como por la desconexión entre las necesidades económicas y sociales y la respuesta de la cooperación multilateral. Esto debe abordarse con urgencia, ya que los países de América Latina y el Caribe deben recuperarse de los efectos de la pandemia y evitar otra década perdida.
Los países de ingreso medio, como …
Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
In its last edition, the two United Nations organizations analyze the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the region’s labour markets during 2020 and 2021, and they stress the importance of the policies implemented by countries to mitigate this impact. According to the report, in 2021 …
El informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe es una publicación semestral elaborada en forma conjunta por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Oficina para el Cono Sur de América Latina de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT).
En su última edición, ambos organismos de las Naciones Unidas analizan los efectos de la crisis causada por la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en los mercados laborales de la región durante 2020 y 2021 y destacan la importancia de las políticas implementadas por los países para mitigar este impacto.…
The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean – such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer – is exacerbating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and hindering the subregion’s progress towards achieving sustainable development due to their multiple health, economic and social consequences, according to the authorities, representatives of international organizations and specialists participating today in a virtual event organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) prior to the Twentieth meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Carib…
La alta prevalencia de enfermedades no transmisibles en el Caribe, tales como hipertensión, diabetes y cáncer, está exacerbando el impacto de la pandemia del COVID-19 y dificultando el avance de la subregión hacia el logro del desarrollo sostenible por sus múltiples consecuencias sanitarias, económicas y sociales, alertaron hoy autoridades, representantes de organismos internacionales y especialistas que participaron en un encuentro virtual organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) previo a la celebración este viernes 5 de la Vigésima reunión del Comité de Mo…
A alta prevalência de doenças não transmissíveis no Caribe, tais como hipertensão, diabetes e câncer, está exacerbando o impacto da pandemia de COVID-19 e dificultando o avanço da sub-região na consecução do desenvolvimento sustentável por suas múltiplas consequências sanitárias, econômicas e sociais, alertaram autoridades, representantes de organismos internacionais e especialistas que participaram de um encontro virtual organizado pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) antes da Vigésima Reunião do Comitê de Monitoramento do Comitê de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do …