Capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean: 2020 year-in-review in times of COVID-19 presents and analyses the developments concerning capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020. This report is published three times a year and provides an overview of bond issuances from Latin American and Caribbean issuers, including of green, social and sustainability bonds, as well as bond spreads and credit ratings.…
Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
La pobreza y la pobreza extrema alcanzaron en 2020 en América Latina niveles que no se han observado en los últimos 12 y 20 años, respectivamente, así como un empeoramiento de los índices de desigualdad en la región y en las tasas de ocupación y participación laboral, sobre todo en las mujeres, debido a la pandemia del COVID-19 y pese a las medidas de protección social de emergencia que los países han adoptado para frenarla, informó hoy la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la…
Apresentação de Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL (em espanhol).
A pobreza e a extrema pobreza alcançaram em 2020 na América Latina níveis que não foram observados nos últimos 12 e 20 anos, respectivamente, bem como uma piora dos índices de desigualdade na região e nas taxas de ocupação e participação no mercado de trabalho, sobretudo das mulheres, devido à pandemia da COVID-19 e apesar das medidas de proteção social emergenciais que os países adotaram para freá-la, informou hoje a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
A Secretária-Executiva da Comissão Regi…
Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
Poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America reached levels in 2020 that had not been seen in the last 12 and 20 years, respectively, while the indices of inequality in the region worsened along with employment and labor participation rates, among women above all, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and despite the emergency social protection measures that countries have adopted to halt this phenomenon, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported today.
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of France renewed their cooperation agreement to support initiatives that the United Nations regional organization is carrying out with the region’s countries to promote a transformative recovery from the crisis prompted by the effects of COVID-19 and fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially in relation to environmental matters.
The agreement was signed today by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and the Ambassador of France in Chile, Roland Dubertrand, during a virtua…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Gobierno de Francia renovaron su convenio de cooperación para apoyar iniciativas que el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas realiza con los países de la región para promover una recuperación transformadora de la crisis generada por los impactos del COVID-19 y el cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible, en especial en materias ambientales.
El acuerdo fue firmado hoy durante una ceremonia virtual por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, y el Embajador de Francia en Chile, Roland Dubertra…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, March 4 its flagship annual report entitled Social Panorama of Latin America 2020, which examines the social impact of the unprecedented crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent figures available on poverty, inequality and employment in the region.
Furthermore, the document analyzes trends in public social spending in the region’s countries, the social protection measures adopted by governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to address the pandemic’s effects, the role …
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 4 de marzo su informe anual (flagship) Panorama Social de América Latina 2020, en el cual examina el impacto social de la crisis sin precedentes provocada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y entrega las más recientes cifras disponibles sobre pobreza, desigualdad y empleo en la región.
El documento analiza, asimismo, las tendencias del gasto público social en los países de la región, las medidas de protección social adoptadas por los gobiernos de América Latina y el Caribe en respuesta a los efectos de la pand…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 4 de março, seu relatório anual Panorama Social da América Latina 2020, em que analisa o impacto social da crise sem precedentes provocada pela pandemia da COVID-19 e fornece os dados mais recentes disponíveis sobre a pobreza, a desigualdade e o emprego na região.
O documento analisa, também, as tendências do gasto público social nos países da região, as medidas de proteção social adotadas pelos governos da América Latina e do Caribe em resposta aos efeitos da pandemia, o papel da economia …
Women’s Affairs Ministers and authorities from mechanisms for women’s advancement in Latin America and the Caribbean advocated for incorporating a gender perspective into the policies for responding to the pandemic to tackle the multiple forms of violence and inequality that affect women, while also reaffirming their commitment to take all necessary measures to accelerate effective implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the Regional Gender Agenda in order to contribute to a t…
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