The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a silent educational crisis that threatens to affect the educational and labour trajectories of children, adolescents, and young people. Prior to the pandemic, education in the region was already facing significant inclusion and quality challenges. Hence, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity not only to recover but also to transform the region's education systems.…
La pandemia por COVID-19 ha generado una crisis educativa silenciosa que amenaza con afectar las trayectorias educativas y laborales de niñas, niños, adolescentes y jóvenes. Previo a la pandemia, la educación en la región ya enfrentaba importantes deudas de inclusión y calidad, por lo que es necesario aprovechar la oportunidad no sólo para recuperar sino también transformar los sistemas educativos de la región.…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will organize on December 13-15, 2022 the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean, where high-level representatives of government, international institutions, the private sector, academia and civil society will gather to identify the region’s achievements and challenges in building a decent future for ageing and older persons in the region and in implementing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 20 years after its approval.
The meeti…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) organizará del 13 al 15 de diciembre de 2022 la Quinta Conferencia Regional Intergubernamental sobre Envejecimiento y Derechos de las Personas Mayores en América Latina y el Caribe, en la que altos representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil se darán cita para identificar los logros y desafíos de la región en la construcción de un futuro digno para el envejecimiento y las personas mayores de la región y en la implementación del Plan de Acción Internacional de Madrid sobre el …
De 13 a 15 de dezembro a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) organizará a Quinta Conferência Regional Intergovernamental sobre Envelhecimento e Direitos das Pessoas Idosas na América Latina e no Caribe, na qual altos representantes de governos, instituições internacionais, setor privado, academia e sociedade civil se encontrarão para identificar os avanços e desafios da região na construção de um futuro digno para o envelhecimento e as pessoas idosas da região e na implementação do Plano de Ação Internacional de Madri sobre o Envelhecimento, 20 anos após a sua aprovação…
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on health, economic and social conditions in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting different population groups in various ways. While children have not been among the main direct victims of the virus, the crisis triggered by the pandemic has placed children in a situation where they face obstacles to exercising their rights to health and education, social security, a standard of living that allows for their full development and protection from all forms of violence. These challenges are compounded by th…
Las medidas fiscales expansivas adoptadas para atenuar los impactos de la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) forzaron a los países que contaban con una regla a revisar sus límites cuantitativos, apelando a la utilización de cláusulas de escape incluidas en las reglas fiscales vigentes, a la suspensión temporal de la aplicación efectiva de las reglas fiscales o bien a la revisión de los objetivos fiscales, manteniendo las reglas y el marco fiscal vigente, entre otras medidas. A partir del estudio de las experiencias recientes, en el presente documento se plantean una serie de rec…
Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2022 has four chapters. Chapter I presents the relevant macroeconomic background in terms of the evolution of per capita GDP, employment, household income distribution and the consumer price index, and looks at how income inequality and poverty have changed over the past two decades (2002–2021). The chapter also discusses changes that occurred in social stratification during the pandemic.
Chapter II addresses the worrying silent crisis of education as another of the pandemic’s major consequences, as well as the successive crises that have acc…
En la edición 2022 del Panorama Social de América Latina y el Caribe se analiza, entre otros, la llamada crisis silenciosa de la educación y la necesidad de avanzar en su transformación como base para el desarrollo sostenible en la región. El documento se organiza en cuatro capítulos. El capítulo I, junto con presentar antecedentes macroeconómicos relevantes en materia de evolución del PIB per cápita, el empleo, la distribución del ingreso de los hogares y la evolución del índice de precios al consumidor, aborda la evolución de dos décadas de desigualdad de ingresos y pobreza (2002-2021). Asim…
The United States has witnessed historic inflation since the economy began to reopen in 2021 following the lockdowns triggered by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The United States economic outlook: inflation trends post COVID-19 looks at the forces behind this surge in prices and the trade-offs and risks for the policy response. The report examines inflation trends and drivers, as well as labour market trends since the economy reopened; economic policies implemented by the United States in response to the pandemic, and more recently to inflation; and the possible impact of these p…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present next Thursday, November 24, 2022 its flagship annual report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022, which includes new data on inequality and poverty in the region and on the silent crisis in education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The document will be unveiled by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) held from Santiago, Chile at 11 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT-3).
This edition of the Social Panorama analyzes the sil…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 24 de noviembre de 2022 su informe anual (flagship) Panorama Social de América Latina y el Caribe 2022, que incluye nuevos datos de desigualdad y pobreza en la región y sobre la crisis silenciosa de la educación en el marco de la pandemia del COVID-19.
El documento será presentado por José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, en una conferencia de prensa híbrida (presencial y virtual) ofrecida desde Santiago de Chile a las 11:00 horas (UTC/GMT-3).
En esta edición del Panorama Socia…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará no dia 24 de novembro o relatório anual Panorama Social da América Latina e do Caribe 2022, que inclui novos dados sobre desigualdade e pobreza na região e sobre a crise silenciosa da educação no contexto da pandemia de COVID-19.
O documento será apresentado por José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretário Executivo da CEPAL, numa conferência de imprensa híbrida (presencial e virtual) realizada em Santiago do Chile às 11h00 (hora local, UTC/GMT-3).
Esta edição do relatório analisa a chamada crise silenciosa da educação e a …
Delegates from the countries attending the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean approved today in Montevideo, Uruguay the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC2024), which establishes a set of policy priorities and actions at the regional level for the next two years.
The Conference was organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in its capacity as Technical Secretariat, in conjunction with the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, through the National Agency for e-Governmen…
Delegados de los países presentes en la Octava Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe aprobaron hoy en Montevideo, Uruguay, la Agenda Digital para América Latina y el Caribe (eLAC2024) que establece un conjunto de prioridades de política y acciones a nivel regional para los próximos dos años.
La Conferencia fue organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretaría Técnica, en conjunto con el Gobierno de la República Oriental del Uruguay, a través de la Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la In…
Os delegados dos países presentes na Oitava Conferência Ministerial sobre a Sociedade da Informação da América Latina e do Caribe aprovaram hoje em Montevidéu, Uruguai, a Agenda Digital para a América Latina e o Caribe (eLAC2024), que estabelece um conjunto de prioridades de política e ações no âmbito regional para os próximos dois anos.
A Conferência foi organizada pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), como Secretaria Técnica, em conjunto com o Governo da República Oriental do Uruguai, através da Agência de Governo Eletrônico e Sociedade da Informação (Agesic).
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Six panel discussions dedicated to issues such as digitalization for greater inclusion, competences and skills for societies in transformation, cybersecurity and critical assets, digital solutions for agriculture, and digital trade and SMEs, among others, took place on the second day of the Eighth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is being held in Montevideo, Uruguay through this Friday, November 18, 2022.
Representatives of government, the private sector, the technical community and civil society from the region are participating in th…
Seis paneles dedicados a temas como la digitalización para una mayor inclusión, competencias y habilidades para sociedades en transformación, ciberseguridad y activos críticos, soluciones digitales para la agricultura y comercio digital y pymes, entre otros, se llevaron a cabo en la segunda jornada de la Octava Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe que tiene lugar en Montevideo, Uruguay, hasta este viernes 18 de noviembre de 2022.
Representantes de gobierno, del sector privado, de la comunidad técnica y de la sociedad civil de la región parti…
The 2022 edition of the Demographic Observatory offers selected indicators of population estimates and projections for 38 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean. The estimates and projections were prepared by CELADE in conjunction with the United Nations Population Division (UNPD) for the 20 countries of Latin America; those for the 18 Caribbean countries and territories were prepared by UNPD. This new release updates previously published figures and uses the cohort component method by single ages and calendar years, unlike the 2019 edition, which was prepared for years e…
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