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COVID-19 Observatory

in Latin America and the Caribbean

Economic and social impact

The new global scenario in times of COVID-19 makes it necessary to take urgent measures and assess the impacts they will have. ECLAC has built this Observatory to support review and follow-up over the medium and long terms and at the request of CELAC. The Observatory tracks the public policies that the 33 countries of the Latin America and Caribbean region are implementing to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers analyses of the economic and social impacts that these policies will have at the national and sectoral levels.

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  • Presentación documento de posición CEPAL por el Secretario Ejecutivo José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs

    Presentación documento de posición CEPAL por el Secretario Ejecutivo José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
    2 Nov 2022
    02/11/2022

    Presentación del documento de posición de la CEPAL a cargo de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL

  • La CEPAL lanzó su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2022

    La CEPAL lanzó su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2022
    23 Aug 2022
    23/08/2022

    La CEPAL lanzó su Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2022

  • Launch of the ECLAC Report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022

    Launch of the ECLAC Report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
    23 Aug 2022
    23/08/2022

    Launch of the report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022

Measures and actions at the national level

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The sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean
June 2022 | NU. CEPAL

The sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and multidimensional impact on the population. Latin America and the Caribbean, characterized by high levels of inequality, labour...
13 Jun 2022 Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Institutional Documents and Books
The sociodemographic impacts of the COVID-19...
Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Real wages during the pandemic: Trends and challenges
June 2022 | NU. CEPAL

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Real wages during the pandemic: Trends and challenges

There were signs of a partial recovery in the labour markets and economies of Latin America and the Caribbean during 2021, in the wake of the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
16 Jun 2022 ECLAC-ILO Report
Employment Situation in Latin America and the...
July 2022 | NU. CEPAL

Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022: Fiscal policy challenges for sustainable and inclusive development

June 2022 | NU. CEPAL

Repercussions in Latin America and the Caribbean of the war in Ukraine: how should the region face this new crisis?

April 2022 | NU. CEPAL

Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2021 = Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

March 2022 | NU. CEPAL

A decade of action for a change of era. Fifth report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

January 2022 | NU. CEPAL

How to finance sustainable development: Recovery from the effects of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

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News

  • Press Release 23/08/2022

    In 2022 the Region is Expected to Resume the Path of Low Growth Seen Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Growing 2.7% on Average

    In a new edition of its flagship annual report “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean,” the United Nations organization underlines the challenges of reactivating investment and growth in a context of growing external and domestic restrictions.

    23 Aug 2022
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    26/06/2022

    ECLAC Analyzes the Pandemic’s Deep, Multiple Effects on the Region’s Population and Gives Recommendations for a Transformative Recovery with Equality

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    17/06/2022

    In a New Joint Report, ECLAC and the ILO Indicate that the Recovery in Employment has been Slow, Partial and Uneven

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  • Press Release 06/06/2022

    War in Ukraine Quickens Inflation, Reduces Growth and Increases Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Activities

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Other events | 30 Aug-1 Sep 2022

Second Regional Seminar on Social Development: "Social Security and the Protracted Crisis: An Opportunity to Combat Inequality in the Framework of a Welfare State in Latin America and the Caribbean"

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Meetings and technical symposiums | 7 Jul 2022 , RM, Chile

Transparencia presupuestaria para una recuperación sostenible post COVID: Desafíos para Chile y la Región

Organizadores: ILPES/CEPAL, Observatorio del Gasto Fiscal de Chile, Gobierno de la República de Corea e International Budget Partnership
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Conferences and meetings of subsidiary bodies | 28-30 Jun 2022 , Santiago, Chile

Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe

La reunión tiene entre sus objetivos analizar los impactos sociodemográficos de la pandemia del COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe y los retos que plantea la crisis sanitaria para la...
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Meetings and technical symposiums | 20 Apr 2022 , Santiago de Chile, Chile

“Avances en la construcción de Matrices Insumo Producto en el Caribe: herramientas para el análisis de la integración regional y la recuperación Post-COVID”

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COVID-19 tracking

Ceremonia de entrega en el recinto de la ONU en Beijing para la donación de suministros médicos al Gobierno de China. Foto: PNUD China

COVID-19 response information from the United Nations System

Directorio de sitios oficiales sobre el COVID-19 en los países de América Latina y el Caribe

Directory of official sites on COVID-19 in Latin American and Caribbean countries

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Latest news from PAHO/WHO about Coronavirus in Latin America and the Caribbean

Social Development and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

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