The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has deepened structural problems in the world of work, which will lead to an increase in unemployment, poverty and inequality. For that reason, countries need a new political compact that ensures universal social protection for all the region’s workers, women and men alike, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today.
The senior United Nations official participated in the launch of the book entitled The future of work: Trade unions in transformation, published by the Bureau for W…
La pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) ha profundizado los problemas estructurales del mundo del trabajo lo que derivará en un aumento de la desocupación, la pobreza y la desigualdad. Por ello, los países requieren un nuevo pacto político que asegure una protección social universal para todas y todos los trabajadores de la región, 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 el lanzamiento del libro El futuro del trabajo: Los sindicatos en transformación, publicado por …
“There is no trade-off between equality and economic efficiency. They are mutually reinforcing and interacting with each other,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today during a high-level event organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
The senior UN official exchanged views with prominent international experts, such as Columbia University Professor and Nobel Prize winner in Economics Joseph Stiglitz; two other professors from the same university, Jeffrey Sachs and José Anto…
“No existe una compensación (trade-off) entre igualdad y eficiencia económica. Ambas se complementan y refuerzan mutuamente”, señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en un evento de alto nivel organizado por el Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de las Naciones Unidas (DESA, por sus siglas en inglés).
La alta funcionaria de la ONU compartió visiones con destacados expertos internacionales, como el Profesor de la Universidad de Columbia y Premio Nobel de Economía Joseph Stiglitz, los también profesores de la mis…
“Não existe uma compensação (trade-off) entre igualdade e eficiência econômica. Ambas se complementam e reforçam mutuamente”, assinalou Alicia Bárcena, Secretária Executiva da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) num evento de alto nível organizado pelo Departamento de Assuntos Econômicos e Sociais das Nações Unidas (DESA).
A alta funcionária da ONU compartilhou visões com destacados especialistas internacionais, como o professor da Universidade Columbia e Prêmio Nobel de Economia Joseph Stiglitz, os também professores da mesma universidade Jeffrey Sachs e José Antonio O…
Presentation by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (in Spanish).
Economic activity in the world is falling by more than what was foreseen several months ago as a result of the crisis stemming from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and this increases negative external effects on Latin America and the Caribbean through trade channels, the terms of trade, tourism and remittances. In addition, the region is currently at the epicenter of the pandemic, and while some governments have begun to lift measures to contain its spread, others have had to keep them in place or even redouble them…
Presentación de la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena.
La actividad económica en el mundo está cayendo más de lo previsto hace unos meses como consecuencia de la crisis derivada de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) y, con ello, aumentan los impactos externos negativos sobre América Latina y el Caribe a través del canal comercial, de términos de intercambio, de turismo y de remesas. Además, la región se encuentra hoy en el epicentro de la pandemia y, si bien algunos gobiernos han comenzado a aliviar las medidas de contención, otros han debido continuarlas o incluso intens…
Apresentação da Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena (em espanhol).
A atividade econômica no mundo está caindo mais do que o previsto há alguns meses, como consequência da crise causada pelo coronavírus (COVID-19) e, com isso, aumentam os impactos externos negativos na América Latina e no Caribe por meio do canal comercial, de termos de troca, de turismo e de remessas. Além disso, a região se encontra hoje no epicentro da pandemia e, enquanto alguns governos começaram a reduzir as medidas de contenção, outros tiveram que continuar ou até intensificá-las, devido ao aumento persistent…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, its Special Report COVID-19 No. 5 on monitoring the economic and social effects of the coronavirus in the region, in which it will update its economic growth forecasts for each of the region’s countries.
The new document, entitled Addressing the growing impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation with equality: new projections, will also include revised estimates on the employment, poverty and inequality levels that the region will reach in 2020 due to the crisis unleashed by the C…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará mañana miércoles 15 de julio su Informe especial COVID-19 N⁰ 5 sobre el seguimiento de los efectos económicos y sociales del coronavirus en la región, en el cual actualizará sus proyecciones de crecimiento económico para cada uno de los países de la región.
El nuevo documento, titulado Enfrentar los efectos cada vez mayores del COVID-19 para una reactivación con igualdad: nuevas proyecciones, incluirá también previsiones revisadas sobre los niveles de empleo, pobreza y desigualdad que alcanzará la región en 2020 a raíz de…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará amanhã, quarta-feira, 15 de julho o seu Relatório especial COVID-19 N⁰ 5 sobre o seguimento dos efeitos econômicos e sociais do coronavírus na região, em que atualizará suas projeções de crescimento econômico para cada um dos países da região.
O novo documento, intitulado: Enfrentar os efeitos cada vez maiores da COVID-19 para uma retomada com igualdade: novas projeções, incluirá também previsões revisadas sobre os níveis de emprego, pobreza e desigualdade que a região alcançará em 2020, como resultado da crise desencade…
Latin America and the Caribbean urgently needs to take action on a new social compact, a political instrument based on a broad and participatory dialogue that would arrive at agreements and consensuses to face the present contingency and rethink the reactivation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today.
The senior United Nations official participated in a high-level panel entitled “From an impending issue to an emergency: the imperative need for a new and more inclusive social …
América Latina y el Caribe requiere con urgencia actuar por un nuevo pacto social, un instrumento político basado en un diálogo amplio y participativo que decante los acuerdos y consensos para enfrentar la contingencia y repensar la reactivación post pandemia del COVID-19, 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 el Panel de Alto Nivel “De un asunto pendiente a uno urgente: la necesidad de un pacto social inclusivo en América Latina y el Caribe”, celebrado en el marc…
Building back better means doing so with equality and sustainability, with a social compact that includes a new equation between the State, the market and society that would allow for attaining a universal system for social protection and for accessing basic public goods, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), affirmed today.
The regional Commission’s most senior representative participated in a side event at the United Nations High-level Political Forum 2020 (HLPF), which is taking place virtually this July, entitled The 203…
Reconstruir mejor implica hacerlo con igualdad y sostenibilidad, con un pacto social que incluya una nueva ecuación entre el Estado, el mercado y la sociedad, que permita alcanzar un régimen universal de protección social y de acceso a bienes públicos básicos, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
La máxima representante de la Comisión regional participó en un evento paralelo al Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas 2020 (HLPF, por sus siglas en inglés), que se desarrolla virtualmente este mes de julio, ti…
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…
Statement by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the challenges associated with the goal of poverty eradication are structural, multi-faceted and enduring, and it continues to be the world’s most unequal region as far as income distribution is concerned. For these reasons, we must focus on building back better with equality and sustainability, said Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The regional Commission’s most senior representative participated today in a high-level virtua…
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