The Hummingbird Vol. 7 No. 11

La protección a las personas mayores debe tener a la dignidad y humanidad en el centro

La pandemia provocada por el coronavirus (COVID-19) ha evidenciado la carencia de políticas públicas que apoyen y atiendan las necesidades de las personas mayores en América Latina y el Caribe, afirmaron expertos durante el evento de alto nivel “Personas mayores, derechos humanos y protección social en el marco de la pandemia por COVID-19”, realizado de manera virtual el miércoles 28 de octubre, en el marco de la jornada de cierre del trigésimo octavo período de sesiones de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La reunión contó con la participación de Mario Cimoli, Sec…

The Protection of Older Persons Must Have Dignity and Humanity at the Center

The pandemic prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed the lack of public policies to support and meet the needs of older adults in Latin America and the Caribbean, experts affirmed during a high-level event entitled “Older persons, human rights and social protection in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic,” held virtually on Wednesday, October 28, in the framework of the final day of the thirty-eighth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Participating in the meeting were Mario Cimoli, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC; Marvin Rodríguez, Se…

Estimates of the cost of cash transfers under the National Policy on Social Protection and Promotion (PNPPS) in Haiti

This document presents costings for the cash transfers proposed as part of the National Policy on Social Protection and Promotion (Politique nationale de protection et de promotion sociales, PNPPS) in Haiti, adopted on 12 June 2020, which aims to sustainably roll back poverty, reduce inequalities and empower Haitian men and women. The exercise estimates the cost of 11 cash transfer mechanisms designed to address different situations (childhood, maternity, care work, old age, disability, shock situations and others) for different age groups and geographical areas, assuming a phase-in period fro…

COVID-19 y sus impactos en los derechos y la protección social de las personas mayores en la subregión

Todos los países están en riesgo de emergencias y desastres, incluidas las enfermedades infecciosas como la pandemia por COVID-19, y comparten la profundidad del impacto en salud y los derechos humanos en general. En este documento se analiza la situación de las personas mayores de la subregión (Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Haití, Honduras, Nicaragua, México, Panamá y la República Dominicana). Se cubre un amplio espectro de indicadores que demuestran que la condición de vulnerabilidad de la población adulta mayor ante la pandemia no radica únicamente en la edad, sino también en las condicion…

Political and social compacts for equality and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean in the post-COVID-19 recovery

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit Latin America and the Caribbean in a period of economic, social and environmental vulnerability (ECLAC, 2020a). Tackling the health crisis —which has outlasted initial forecasts— and its deleterious economic and social effects will require political and social compacts built on broad multi-stakeholder participation that universalize social protection and health and, above all, refocus development on equality and on fiscal, production and environmental policies for sustainability. Compacts must be directed towards laying the foundations for a…

Pactos políticos y sociales para la igualdad y el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe en la recuperación pos-COVID-19

La pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) llegó a América Latina y el Caribe en un momento difícil desde el punto de vista económico, social y medioambiental. Para hacer frente a la crisis sanitaria, cuya duración ha sido mayor de lo que se había previsto, y a sus graves efectos económicos y sociales, se necesitarán pactos políticos y sociales que se construyan con la participación de una amplia variedad de actores, que permitan universalizar la protección social y la salud, y, sobre todo, que reorienten el desarrollo sobre la base de la igualdad y las políticas fiscales, industr…

Policy expansion in compressed time: Assessing the speed, breadth and sufficiency of post-COVID-19 social protection measures in 10 Latin American countries

The document analyzes the social protection responses of ten Latin American countries since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020. The first section outlines the social context at the time the pandemic hit, case selection of the ten countries examined, and data on existing social protections. The second section provides an overview of income protection responses in response to COVID-19, in the ten countries, assessing speed, breadth and sufficiency. The third section provides detailed country responses in paired comparisons: Argentina and Chile; Peru and the Plurinational State …

ECLAC and PAHO: Controlling the pandemic requires convergence and coordination between health, economic, social and productive policies

A new joint report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reveals that economies of the Region will only be reactivated if the curve of contagion of the COVID-19 pandemic is flattened. The report proposes a three-phase approach that includes the adoption of health, economic, social and productive policies that aim to control and mitigate the effects of the pandemic, reactivation with protection, and rebuilding in a sustainable and inclusive way. Some countries have led the region to become the current epicenter of…

CEPAL y OPS: Controlar la pandemia requiere de convergencia y articulación entre las políticas de salud, económicas, sociales y productivas

Un nuevo informe conjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) señala que solo si se aplana la curva de contagio de la pandemia por COVID-19 se podrán reactivar las economías de la región. El reporte propone un enfoque con tres fases que incluyen la adopción de políticas de salud, económicas, sociales y productivas dirigidas a controlar y mitigar los efectos de la pandemia, reactivar con protección y reconstruir de manera sostenible e inclusiva. Algunos países han llevado a la región a convertirse en el epicentro act…

CEPAL e OPAS: Controlar a pandemia requer convergência e coordenação entre as políticas de saúde, econômicas, sociais e produtivas

Um novo relatório conjunto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) indica que somente se a curva de contágio da pandemia da COVID-19 for achatada, as economias da região poderão ser retomadas. O relatório propõe uma abordagem com três fases que incluem a adoção de políticas de saúde, econômicas, sociais e produtivas destinadas a controlar e mitigar os efeitos da pandemia, reativar com proteção e reconstruir de maneira sustentável e inclusiva. Alguns países têm levado a região a se tornar no atual epicentro da pandemia, enca…

Launch of ECLAC-PAHO report. Health and the Economy to Address the COVID-19

Lanzamiento infome CEPAL-OPS: Salud y economía para enfrentar el COVID-19

ECLAC and PAHO Present Joint Report on Health and the Economy in the Context of COVID-19

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will present on Thursday, July 30, a joint report entitled Health and the Economy: A Convergence Needed to Address COVID-19 and Retake the Path of Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, in which they will address the need to take health-related measures to flatten the curve of COVID-19 and thereby resume the reactivation of the economy in countries in the Americas region. The presentation will be held via a simultaneous virtual press conference at 11:30 a.m. …

CEPAL y OPS presentan informe conjunto sobre salud y economía en el contexto del COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) presentarán el jueves 30 de julio un informe conjunto titulado Salud y economía: una convergencia necesaria para enfrentar el COVID-19 y retomar la senda hacia el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe, en el que abordarán la necesidad de tomar medidas de salud para aplanar la curva de COVID-19 y así reanudar la reactivación de la economía en los países de la región de las Américas. La presentación se realizará mediante una conferencia de prensa virtual simultánea a las …

CEPAL e OPAS apresentam relatório conjunto sobre saúde e economia no contexto da COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e a Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) apresentarão na quinta-feira, 30 de julho um relatório conjunto intitulado: Saúde e economia: uma convergência necessária para enfrentar a COVID-19 e retomar o caminho para o desenvolvimento sustentável na América Latina e no Caribe, em que abordarão a necessidade de tomar medidas de saúde para achatar a curva da COVID-19 e, assim, retomar a economia nos países da região das Américas. A apresentação será realizada por meio de uma coletiva de imprensa virtual, às 12h30 (Horário de Brasíl…

Enfrentar los efectos cada vez mayores del COVID-19 para una reactivación con igualdad: nuevas proyecciones

Launch of Special Report COVID-19 No. 5. Addressing the growing impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation with equality: new projections

Lanzamiento Informe COVID-19 N⁰ 5. Enfrentar los efectos cada vez mayores del COVID-19 para una reactivación con igualdad: nuevas proyecciones

It is Crucial to Propose a Social Compact Based on a Broad and Participatory Dialogue to Face the Present Contingency and Rethink the Post COVID-19 Reactivation

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 …