6 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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As dinâmicas de crescimento populacional e de ocupação do espaço trazem enormes desafios para o transporte urbano na América Latina e no Caribe. A falta de planejamento das cidades, atrelado às altas taxas de pobreza e de desigualdade socioeconômica, implica a necessidade de grandes deslocamentos para as populações mais carentes. Este relatório apresenta um modelo de estimação da demanda por ônibus, micro-ônibus e similares nos países e entes subnacionais da América Latina e do Caribe, com cenários para 2025 e 2030. Os resultados indicam continuidade do crescimento da frota, próximo aos 6% anu…
6 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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This report assess the situation of older persons and reviews the actions taken in Caribbean countries and territories, particularly over the past five years, to implement the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing and related regional agreements. It contributes to the global and regional reviews of the Plan of Action, 20 years on from its adoption in 2002, and includes recommendations to further address population ageing and the rights of older persons in the Caribbean.…
6 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and the response to it, have brought to light the importance of care for the sustainability of life, and the central role that care plays in the functioning of our economies and societies. The pandemic has exacerbated existing care needs, transformed conditions of paid and unpaid care work and, ultimately, increased the volume of women’s unpaid care work, deepening the associated gender gaps.
This study brings together evidence from across the globe on how the pandemic has impacted women’s unpaid care work, as well as exploring measures implemented…
Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries approved today the Regional Water Action Agenda, which identifies the priority areas and efforts needed to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all) and which will enable the region to arrive at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, due to take place in March in New York, with one voice.
The Regional Agenda is the main outcome of the third edition of the Regional Water Dialogues 2023, which was organized on February 1-3 by the Econ…
Representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe aprobaron hoy la Agenda Regional de Acción por el Agua que rescata las áreas de priorización y esfuerzos necesarios para acelerar el logro del Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 6 (garantizar la disponibilidad de agua y su gestión sostenible y el saneamiento para todos) y que permitirá a la región llegar con una sola voz a la Conferencia del Agua de las Naciones Unidas 2023, que tendrá lugar en marzo en Nueva York.
La Agenda Regional es el resultado principal de la tercera edición de los Diálogos Regionales del Agua 2023, que fue organi…
Representantes dos países da América Latina e do Caribe aprovaram a Agenda Regional de Ação pela Água, que resgata as áreas de priorização e esforços necessários para acelerar o cumprimento do Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 6 (garantir a disponibilidade e gestão sustentável da água e o saneamento para todos) e permitiu que a região chegasse com uma só voz à Conferência da Água das Nações Unidas 2023 , em Nova York.
A Agenda Regional é o resultado principal da terceira edição dos Diálogos Regionais da Água 2023, organizada de 1 a 3 de fevereiro pela Comissão Econômica para a América La…
3 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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This paper addresses the emergency non-contributory social protection measures announced in Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2020 and 2021 in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The rapid reaction of the region’s governments and the innovations implemented were key to reaching a large percentage of those affected and containing the adverse effects on poverty and inequality of the measures adopted to contain the pandemic. This process yielded fundamental lessons to advance in the development of mechanisms to provide efficient emergency social protection. The aim is…
2 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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Nota informativa
On February the 2nd of 2023, the panel Water, Financing and Health was organized during the Regional Water Dialogues for Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place between February 1 and 3 at the headquarters of ECLAC in Santiago de Chile.…
2 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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Nota informativa
El pasado jueves, 2 de febrero de 2023, se organizó el panel “Agua, Financiamiento y Salud” durante los Diálogos Regionales del Agua de América Latina y el Caribe, que se llevaron a cabo entre el 1 y el 3 de febrero en la sede de la CEPAL, en Santiago de Chile.…
1 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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Nota informativa
The renowned Professor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, Dr Mariana Mazzucato, was interviewed by ECLAC, within the framework of the regional preparatory process for the 2023 UN Water Conference.…
1 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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Nota informativa
La reconocida Profesora de Economía de la Innovación y el Valor Público en University College de Londres, Doctora Mariana Mazzucato, fue entrevistada por la CEPAL, en el marco del proceso regional preparatorio para la Conferencia del Agua de la ONU 2023.…
1 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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Nota informativa
La Directora de la División de Asuntos de Género de la CEPAL remarcó la importancia de articular la igualdad con la sostenibilidad para garantizar el derecho a la salud y al cuidado. Lo hizo durante el webinario “Derechos Humanos: Desafíos para hacer realidad el derecho a la salud y el derecho al cuidado , organizado por el Organismo Andino de Salud-Convenio Hipólito Unanue (ORAS-CONHU).…
1 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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Comunicado de prensa
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, urged countries today to promote investment in water services to improve the population’s well-being and quality of life and to reactivate the region’s economy, during the inauguration of the third edition of the Regional Water Dialogues taking place through Friday, February 3 at the United Nations organization’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
The regional commission’s highest authority emphasized that according to ECLAC’s estimates, in order to carry forward a fair …
1 Feb 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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Comunicado de prensa
El Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, instó hoy a los países a fomentar las inversiones en servicios hídricos para mejorar el bienestar y calidad de vida de la población y reactivar la economía de la región, durante la inauguración de la tercera edición de los Diálogos Regionales del Agua que se celebra hasta el viernes 3 de febrero en la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago de Chile.
El máximo representante de la comisión regional subrayó que, según estimaciones de la CEPAL, para impulsar la tr…
31 Ene 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:55
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Infografía
This infographic introduces the findings from Study 112, focusing on the digital transformation journey across Caribbean nations. It highlights the varying stages of digital inclusion within countries like Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, and others. The central aim is to ensure equal access to digital tools and technologies, addressing digital inequalities that mirror social inequalities, particularly in gender, migration, disability, and rural populations.
Key challenges for policymakers include broadband access, digital skills training, and cybersecurity. The infographic presents…
31 Ene 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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A atual conjuntura do Brasil e dos países no mundo todo é marcada pela necessidade de uma recuperação transformadora com igualdade e sustentabilidade. Nesse contexto, a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) das Nações Unidas vem desenvolvendo Grande Impulso (ou Big Push) para a Sustentabilidade, uma abordagem renovada para apoiar os países da região na construção de estilos de desenvolvimento com sustentabilidade econômica, social e ambiental. Os investimentos na eletrificação das frotas de ônibus são uma área estratégica para um Grande Impulso para a Sustentabilidade. O …
31 Ene 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 04:59
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This survey examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2021 and the first few months of 2022 and comprises five chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of global, regional and subregional economic performance in the Caribbean. The second provides an analysis of the subregion’s fiscal performance and debt burden. The third looks at monetary policy and their impacts. The fourth is focused on the external sector, while the fifth concludes.…