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The High Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean is Exacerbating the Pandemic’s Impact and Hindering the Subregion’s Progress Towards Sustainable Development
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 está exacerbando el impacto de la pandemia y dificultando el avance de la subregión hacia el desarrollo sostenible
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 está exacerbando o impacto da pandemia e dificultando o avanço da sub-região para o desenvolvimento sustentável
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 …
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Report of the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee
ECLAC Calls for Urgent Regional Cooperation beyond the Pandemic to Foster More Integration and Avert a Food Crisis
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged the region’s countries to implement urgent cooperation beyond the pandemic and foster greater productive, trade and social integration, during a virtual conference held today under the organization of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean. Other participants in the webinar entitled Multilateral Action to Prevent the Health Crisi…
CEPAL insta a una cooperación regional urgente más allá de la pandemia para propiciar mayor integración y evitar una crisis alimentaria
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, instó hoy a los países de la región a implementar una cooperación urgente más allá de la pandemia, y a propiciar una mayor integración productiva, comercial y social durante una conferencia virtual organizada por la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) y la oficina regional de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) para América Latina y el Caribe. En el seminario Acción Multilateral para impedir que la crisis sanitaria se con…
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 10: Food consumption patterns and malnutrition
The COVID-19 pandemic points out some changes in the consumption patterns of the population. It appears that consumers have tended to prefer less nutritious, less fresh and more economical diets. Such a decision could be explained by a significant decrease in household income and the mobility restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. We know that poor nutrition implies a higher risk of disease. In Latin America and the Caribbean, we have recently seen alarming figures of malnutrition due to overweight, obesity and undernutrition. This is an even more serious public h…
Sistemas alimentarios y COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe N° 10: hábitos de consumo de alimentos y malnutrición
El curso de la pandemia por COVID-19 ha evidenciado cambios en los hábitos de consumo de la población. Al parecer, los consumidores han tendido a preferir dietas menos nutritivas, menos frescas y más económicas. Dicha decisión podría explicarse por una disminución significativa del ingreso familiar y las restricciones a la movilidad impuestas para evitar la propagación del novel coronavirus. Es sabido que una mala nutrición supone mayores riesgos de contraer enfermedades. En América Latina y el Caribe hemos convivido en tiempos recientes con alarmantes cifras de malnutrición por sobrepeso, obe…
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 9: How to reduce food loss and waste
The ongoing pandemic has threatened the food and nutritional security of millions of Latin Americans and Caribbean people. These interruptions in the links of the value chain of the agri-food system have resulted in greater food loss and waste. We are not yet in a position to say when the rate of contagion will decrease, or when we will return to normal. Such uncertainty makes it imperative to analyze how food losses and waste affect food systems, how how this can be prevented.…
Sistemas alimentarios y COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe N° 9: cómo disminuir las pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos
La pandemia en curso ha puesto en riesgo la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de millones de latinoamericanos y caribeños. Estas interrupciones en los eslabones de la cadena de valor del sistema agroalimentario han tenido como uno de sus resultados mayores pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos. Aún no estamos en condiciones de decir cuándo disminuirá la tasa de contagios y menos de indicar cuándo recobraremos la normalidad. Semejante incertidumbre hace imperativo analizar de qué maneras las pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos afectan los sistemas alimentarios, y como esto puede ser prevenido…
Preventing the COVID-19 crisis from becoming a food crisis: Urgent measures against hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affects the activities of the food system (food production, processing, distribution, marketing and consumption) and its outcomes —particularly food security and social well-being. The United Nations Secretary-General has drawn attention to the need for an immediate response to avoid a food crisis. This report, co-edited by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), offers policy recommendations for sustaining demand and administering the food trade during…
Evitar una crisis alimentaria frente al COVID-19: Acciones urgentes contra el hambre
FAO and ECLAC: Millions of People May Slide into Extreme Poverty and Hunger in 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean due to the Pandemic’s Impact
Presentation by Alicia Bárcena (ECLAC) and Julio Berdegué (FAO), in Spanish. As a result of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the population living in extreme poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean could reach 83.4 million people in 2020, which would entail a significant rise in hunger levels due to the difficulties these people will face in accessing food, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) indicated today. These organizations presented a joint report entitled Preventing the…
FAO y CEPAL: Millones de personas pueden caer en la pobreza extrema y el hambre en 2020 en América Latina y el Caribe debido al impacto de la pandemia
Presentación de Alicia Bárcena (CEPAL) y Julio Berdegué (FAO). Producto de la crisis provocada por la pandemia del COVID-19, la población en condiciones de pobreza extrema en América Latina y el Caribe podría llegar a 83,4 millones de personas en 2020, lo que implicaría un alza significativa en los niveles de hambre, debido a la dificultad que enfrentarán dichas personas para acceder a los alimentos, señalaron hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO). Ambos organismos presentaron un …
FAO e CEPAL: Milhões de pessoas podem cair na extrema pobreza e podem passar fome em 2020 na América Latina e Caribe devido ao impacto da pandemia
Apresentação da Alicia Bárcena (CEPAL) e Julio Berdegué (FAO), em espanhol. Como resultado da crise provocada pela pandemia da COVID-19, a população em condições de extrema pobreza na América Latina e Caribe poderia chegar a 83,4 milhões de pessoas em 2020, o que implicaria um aumento significativo nos níveis de fome, devido à dificuldade que essas pessoas enfrentarão no acesso aos alimentos, apontaram hoje a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e a Organização das Nações Unidas para a Alimentação e a Agricultura (FAO). Ambas organizações apresentaram um relatório conj…