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

Fighting Illicit Flows and Tax Non-Compliance and Alleviating Debt are Key to Expanding Developing Countries’ Fiscal Space: ECLAC

Fighting illicit trade flows, tackling tax non-compliance and establishing mechanisms to alleviate the debt of the most vulnerable nations are key actions for expanding developing countries’ fiscal space amid the current crisis stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stressed today during a high-level event with Heads of State and Government held during the 76th United Nations General Assembly. ECLAC’s highest authority was one of the main speakers at the Meeting of Heads of State and Gover…

Combatir flujos ilícitos e incumplimiento tributario y aliviar la deuda son clave para ampliar espacio fiscal de países en desarrollo: CEPAL

Combatir los flujos ilícitos del comercio, atacar el incumplimiento tributario y establecer mecanismos para el alivio de la deuda de las naciones más vulnerables son acciones clave para ampliar el espacio fiscal de los países en desarrollo en el marco de la actual crisis derivada de la pandemia de COVID-19, recalcó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante un evento de alto nivel con Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno realizado durante la 76⁰ Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. La máxima autoridad de la CEPAL fue una de l…

Promoting productive jobs and confronting the challenge of new forms of informal employment in LA

Fomentando empleos productivos y enfrentando los desafíos de las nuevas formas de informalidad en AL

El impacto de las transferencias monetarias no contributivas sobre la pobreza en América Latina

En este artículo se evalúa el impacto de las transferencias monetarias condicionadas, las pensiones sociales y otras transferencias no contributivas sobre distintos indicadores de pobreza y pobreza extrema en América Latina, sobre la base del análisis de las encuestas de hogares de 15 países de la región entre 2014 y 2017. Se encuentra que en 2017, gracias al efecto combinado de estos programas de protección social no contributiva, en el promedio simple regional, la pobreza se redujo 2,0 puntos porcentuales y la pobreza extrema 1,7 puntos porcentuales, lo que equivale a una disminución relativ…

CEPAL Review no. 134

Revista CEPAL no. 134

The impact of non-contributory cash transfers on poverty in Latin America

This article assesses the impact of conditional cash transfers, social pensions and other non-contributory transfers on different indicators of poverty and extreme poverty in Latin America, based on an analysis of household surveys from 15 countries in the region between 2014 and 2017. It is found that in 2017, the combined effect of non-contributory social protection programmes reduced simple regional averages for poverty by 2.0 percentage points and for extreme poverty by 1.7 percentage points, equivalent to relative decreases of 11.8% and 25.9%, respectively. It is also observed that survey…

The Pandemic Showed the Need to Move Towards Universal, Comprehensive, Sustainable and Resilient Social Protection Systems

The emergency measures taken by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have attenuated the social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, but the pandemic’s duration over time and the region’s structural gaps show the urgency of moving towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable and resilient social protection systems, according to the Social Development authorities, international officials and specialists who participated in an event organized by ECLAC in the framework of the month-long series, “Development in Transition: Dialogues to chart new paths for Latin America and the Caribbean.” …

La pandemia mostró la necesidad de avanzar hacia sistemas de protección social universales, integrales, sostenibles y resilientes

Las medidas de emergencia tomadas por los países América Latina y el Caribe han permitido atenuar los impactos sociales de la crisis del COVID-19, pero la prolongación de la pandemia y las brechas estructurales de la región muestran la urgencia de avanzar hacia sistemas de protección social universales, integrales, sostenibles y resilientes, coincidieron autoridades de Desarrollo Social, funcionarios internacionales y especialistas en un evento organizado por la CEPAL en el marco del mes del Desarrollo en Transición: Diálogos para trazar nuevos caminos para América Latina y el Caribe. El event…

Launch of the report: The recovery paradox in Latin America a the Caribbean (English version)

Lanzamiento informe: La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe

ECLAC Report Will Present New Economic Projections for the Region’s Countries, More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic First Appeared

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present this Thursday, July 8, a special report that examines the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a year after it first appeared, providing new growth projections for the region’s countries. The new document, entitled The recovery paradox in Latin America and the Caribbean. Growth amid persisting structural problems: inequality, poverty and low investment and productivity, analyzes the performance of the region’s main economic and social indicators and presents policy proposals for achieving…

Informe de la CEPAL presentará nuevas proyecciones económicas para los países de la región a más de un año de la aparición de la pandemia de COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 8 de julio un informe especial en el cual examina el impacto económico y social de la pandemia de COVID-19 a más de un año de su aparición, y entrega nuevas proyecciones de crecimiento para los países. El nuevo documento, titulado La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe. Crecimiento con persistentes problemas estructurales: desigualdad, pobreza, poca inversión y baja productividad, analiza el comportamiento de los principales indicadores económicos y sociales de la región y presenta …

Relatório da CEPAL apresentará novas projeções econômicas para os países da região após mais de um ano do surgimento da pandemia da COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 8 de julho, um relatório especial em que examina o impacto econômico e social da pandemia da COVID-19 mais de um ano após seu surgimento e apresenta novas projeções de crescimento para os países. O novo documento, intitulado O Paradoxo da Recuperação na América Latina e no Caribe. Crescimento com persistentes problemas estruturais: desigualdade, pobreza, pouco investimento e baixa produtividade, analisa o comportamento dos principais indicadores econômicos e sociais da região e apresenta proposta…

Social information systems and registries of recipients of non-contributory social protection in Latin America in response to COVID-19

The countries of the region implemented a series of short-term measures to mitigate the social, health and economic effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In the social sphere, these focused on the provision of social protection entitlements in a rapid and timely manner to the population in need of support. The pressure this placed on the response capacity of social information systems and registries of recipients of social protection systems (social registries) meant that countries had to implement various innovations and adopt new ways of identifying the potential population…

CEPAL Review no. 133

Revista CEPAL no. 133

Challenges for optimizing social protection programmes and reducing vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean

This article provides a reflexive analysis of the design and implementation of social protection systems and anti-poverty programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean. It focuses particularly on the expansion of the conditional cash transfer and non-contributory pension programmes implemented over recent decades. The aim of this study is to distil policy lessons and foster debate on the challenges and opportunities that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development currently poses for social protection systems. The article argues that more of the same will not be enough to maintain progress and…