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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Este Informe Especial es el tercero de una serie que elaborará la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) sobre la evolución y los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe. En esta edición se actualizan las cifras macroeconómicas derivadas de la crisis sanitaria global y se miden sus diferentes impactos socioeconómicos que evidencian un aumento de la pobreza, la pobreza extrema y reflejan la matriz de la desigualdad en la región. Ante las grandes brechas históricas que la pandemia ha agravado, la CEPAL reitera que es el momento de implementar polític…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Tuesday, May 12, its Special Report COVID-19 No. 3 on monitoring the economic and social effects of the coronavirus in the region, entitled The social challenge in times of COVID-19.
This new document – the third in a series that examines the evolution of the pandemic and its effects in the region – will include an estimate of the social impact and related challenges that the current crisis will have for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, in 2020 as well as in the medium and long term.
The report…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el martes 12 de mayo el Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 3 sobre el seguimiento de los efectos económicos y sociales del coronavirus en la región, titulado El desafío social en tiempos del COVID-19.
El nuevo documento, el tercero de una serie que examina la evolución de la pandemia y sus efectos en la región, entregará esta vez una estimación del impacto social y los desafíos relacionados que tendría la actual crisis para los países de América Latina y el Caribe, tanto en 2020 como en el mediano y largo plazo.
La presentació…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na terça-feira, 12 de maio, o Relatório especial COVID-19 N⁰ 3 sobre o seguimento dos efeitos econômicos e sociais do coronavírus na região, intitulado: O desafio social em tempos da COVID-19.
O novo documento, o terceiro de uma série que examina a evolução da pandemia e seus efeitos na região, apresentará dessa vez, uma estimativa do impacto social e dos desafios relacionados que teria a atual crise para os países da América Latina e do Caribe, tanto em 2020 como no médio e longo prazo.
A apresentação do relatório será…
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the world following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic demands of us more cooperation and regional integration, more multilateralism, new strategic sectors and greater productive integration, along with a universal social protection scheme with a basic income, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today.
The senior United Nations official led a virtual extraordinary meeting of the Practice Community of the region’s countries that will be presenting in 2020 their volun…
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