Annotated provisional agenda. Second session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Planbarometer: improving the quality of planning

Planbarómetro: mejorando la calidad de la planificación

Annotated provisional agenda. Fifty-sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Temario provisional anotado. Quincuagésima Sexta Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe

Provisional agenda. Fifty-sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Provisional agenda. Fifty-sixth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Report on the activities conducted by the Technical Secretariat of the Regional Conference on Population and Development during the period 2015-2017

Informe de actividades de la Secretaría Técnica de la Conferencia Regional sobre Población y Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe durante el período 2015-2017

ECLAC Organizes Seminar in Mexico to Debate New Generation of Policies and Institutions for Region’s MSMEs

On October 10-11 in Mexico City, the Regional Seminar Latin America and Europe in the Face of Technological Disruption: A New Era of Policies and Institutions for MSMEs will be held to examine the technological changes that are producing sharp tensions in agents of production and government authorities of the region. The event will be streamed live via the Internet. Organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in the framework of the Euromipyme project, developed with the European Union, this gathering is aimed at policy makers, specialists and representativ…

CEPAL organiza en México seminario para debatir nueva generación de políticas e instituciones para las mipymes de la región

Los días 10 y 11 de octubre se llevará a cabo en Ciudad de México, México, el Seminario regional América Latina y Europa ante la disrupción tecnológica: una nueva era de políticas e instituciones para las mipymes, donde se examinarán los cambios tecnológicos que están generando fuertes tensiones en los agentes productivos y en las autoridades gubernamentales de la región. El evento contará con transmisión en directo por internet. Organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en el marco del proyecto Euromipyme desarrollado con la Unión Europea, el encuentro está …

Temario provisional anotado. Segunda Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: The transition of young people from school to the labour market

In the first half of 2017 Latin American and Caribbean labour markets followed two main trends. On the one hand, as described in the first part of this report, the main indicators continued to deteriorate as a result of slack economic growth, as has been the case for several years. The empoyment rate continued to decrease, while the unemployment rate continued to rise. On the other hand, the pace of this deterioration has continued to slow, which could signal “light at the end of the tunnel”. Young people tend to be among the hardest hit by downturns in labour markets. They also face structura…

Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe: la transición de los jóvenes de la escuela al mercado laboral

El desempeño de los mercados laborales de América Latina y el Caribe durante el primer semestre de 2017 se puede resumir en dos tendencias. Por un lado, como se documenta en la primera sección de este informe, los principales indicadores continuaron deteriorándose como consecuencia del escaso crecimiento económico, tal como ha venido sucediendo durante los últimos años. La tasa de ocupación siguió disminuyendo, mientras que la tasa de desempleo continuó incrementándose. Por otro lado, el ritmo de este deterioro es cada vez menor, lo que podría significar que se vislumbra ya “la luz al final de…

Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional Report 2017

The Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation (“Global Survey”) is a global effort led by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in collaboration with all of the United Nations Regional Commissions, namely, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The goal of the Global Survey is to gather information from the member states of the respective United Nations Regio…

Identification and anticipation of skill requirements: Instruments used by international institutions and developed countries

The effectiveness and efficiency of a national vocational education and training (VET) system depends, amongst others, on whether it provides its learners with the required skills now and in the future. These requirements have changed over the last decades and they are expected to change again in the future. National VET systems need to adapt to these changes in time to avoid costly skill mismatches as not having the right skills means lower wages and lower job satisfaction for workers, lower productivity and more hiring costs for employers, and lower economic output for the economy as a whole…

Linkages between the social and production spheres: Gaps, pillars and challenges

Latin American and Caribbean region is facing a complex set of economic and social circumstances that threaten the conditions needed for further progress towards the goal of eradicating all forms of poverty and ensuring that no one is left behind, as required by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These temporary challenges are compounded by structural problems, such as low productivity, high levels of inequality, social exclusion and a failure to care for the environment. This document argues that to overcome those challenges and ensure the economic, social and cultural rights of the…

Brechas, ejes y desafíos en el vínculo entre lo social y lo productivo

América Latina y el Caribe enfrenta una coyuntura compleja en el ámbito económico y social, en que las condiciones para seguir progresando hacia el objetivo de erradicar la pobreza en todas sus formas y asegurar que nadie se quede atrás, según se plantea en la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, se ven amenazadas. A los desafíos coyunturales se suman problemas estructurales, como la baja productividad, los altos niveles de desigualdad, la exclusión social y la falta de cuidado del medio ambiente. En este documento se argumenta que, para superar estos desafíos y realizar los derechos eco…

Incorporación de valor agregado en la cadena de valor de papaya en el Pacífico Central, Costa Rica

El presente documento contiene el diagnóstico, la búsqueda de buenas prácticas y la propuesta de estrategia para el fortalecimiento de la cadena de la papaya en la región Pacífico Central de Costa Rica. Es uno de los insumos que se entrega en el marco del proyecto “Fortalecimiento de dos cadenas de valor con alto potencial de encadenamientos para pyme en el Pacífico Central costarricense”, y tiene como propósitos tanto apoyar al crecimiento inclusivo, con base en el fortalecimiento de dos cadenas de valor en el Pacífico Central costarricense, como procurar un cambio estructural que conduzca a …

The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2017-2018

This document, result of a joint effort by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), analyzes the main changes that have taken place in agriculture and the rural milieu during the 2016-2017 period. It also considers the prospects and main trends in the region, in a context characterized by a slow and uneven global economic recovery in 2016, but with signs of an economic upturn in 2017, and by a continuous reduction in poverty, the poverty…