CEPAL Review no. 132. Special Issue. COVID-19 and the socioeconomic crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

Revista CEPAL no. 132 - Edición Especial. El COVID-19 y la crisis socioeconómica en América Latina y el Caribe

Nota editorial .-- Presentación. Economía global y desarrollo en tiempos de pandemia: los retos para América Latina y el Caribe / Alicia Bárcena y Mario Cimoli, editores invitados .-- Asimetrías estructurales y crisis sanitaria: el imperativo de una recuperación transformadora para el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe / Alicia Bárcena y Mario Cimoli .-- La crisis del COVID-19 de América Latina con una perspectiva histórica / José Antonio Ocampo .-- Construir un multilateralismo favorable al desarrollo: hacia un “nuevo” nuevo orden económico internacional / Ha-Joon Chang .-- E…

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The Comprehensive Development Plan is the Key to Addressing Migration’s Structural Causes with a Focus on Growth, Equality and Environmental Sustainability

The Comprehensive Development Plan for northern Central America and Mexico is the key to addressing the structural causes of migration because it seeks to create a space for sustainable development by stimulating economic growth, promoting universal access to social rights, fostering resilience to climate change and guaranteeing rights throughout the migratory cycle, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today. The senior United Nations official participated in a high-level event entitled “The Global Compact on Ref…

El Plan de Desarrollo Integral es la llave para atender las causas estructurales de la migración con un enfoque de crecimiento, igualdad y sostenibilidad ambiental

El Plan de Desarrollo integral (PDI) para el norte de Centroamérica y México es la llave para atender las causas estructurales de la migración, porque busca crear un espacio de desarrollo sostenible estimulando el crecimiento económico, promoviendo el acceso universal a los derechos sociales, impulsando la resiliencia al cambio climático y garantizando los derechos durante todo el ciclo migratorio, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas participó en un evento de alto nivel tit…

Countries of the Region Reaffirm their Commitment to Sustainable Development and Urge for an Articulated Response to Counteract the Pandemic’s Profound Effects

Latin American and Caribbean countries reaffirmed today their commitment to sustainable development and urged for an articulated response at all levels to halt and counteract the profound effects that the region will experience due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which does not distinguish between borders, ideologies or development levels. Rodrigo Malmierca – the Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment of Cuba, in his capacity as chair of the Committee of the Whole of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – participated in a segment entitled “Regi…

Países de la región reafirman su compromiso con el desarrollo sostenible y urgen por una respuesta articulada para contrarrestar los profundos efectos de la pandemia

Los países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron hoy su compromiso con el desarrollo sostenible y urgieron por una respuesta articulada y a todos los niveles para frenar y contrarrestar los profundos efectos que tendrá en la región la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19), que no distingue fronteras, ideologías o niveles de desarrollo. Rodrigo Malmierca, Ministro del Comercio Exterior y la Inversión Extranjera de Cuba, en su calidad de presidente del Comité Plenario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), participó en el segmento “Foros regionales. Mensajes claves”,…

Os países da região reafirmam seu compromisso com o desenvolvimento sustentável e urgem uma resposta articulada para contrabalançar os profundos efeitos da pandemia

Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram seu compromisso com o desenvolvimento sustentável e urgiram uma resposta articulada e em todos os níveis para frear e contrabalançar os profundos efeitos na região da pandemia de COVID-19, que não distingue fronteiras, ideologias ou níveis de desenvolvimento. Rodrigo Malmierca, Ministro do Comércio Exterior e Investimento Estrangeiro de Cuba, na qualidade de Presidente do Comitê Plenário da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), participou do segmento “Fóruns regionais. Mensagens importantes”, realizado no âmbito do Fóru…

Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean

The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…

Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

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