Annotated provisional agenda. Fifth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development

Temario provisional anotado. Quinta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

Alicia Bárcena Urged for Strengthening Multilateral, Regional, Subregional and National Banks and Improving their Coordination to Respond to Latin America and the Caribbean’s Financing Challenges

Strengthening multilateral, regional, subregional and national development banks, while also improving cooperation and coordination among them, is key for responding to the region’s financing challenges in the context of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicated today during a hybrid meeting (in person and virtual) organized by the Government of Costa Rica following the thirty-sixth session of the Commission’s Committee of the Whole, held at United Nations headquarters. Reg…

Alicia Bárcena instó a potenciar la banca multilateral, regional, subregional y nacional y mejorar su coordinación para responder a los desafíos de financiamiento de América Latina y el Caribe

Potenciar la banca de desarrollo multilateral, regional, subregional y nacional, así como mejorar la cooperación y coordinación entre estas instituciones, es clave para responder a los desafíos de financiamiento de la región en el marco de la crisis derivada por la pandemia del COVID-19, señaló hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante una reunión híbrida (presencial y virtual) organizada por el Gobierno de Costa Rica tras la realización del trigésimo sexto período de sesiones del Comité Plenario de la comisión en la sede…

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Reaffirmed the Importance of Safeguarding the Region’s Progress on Social Development and Preventing Setbacks amid the Crisis Unleashed by the Pandemic

Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean reaffirmed today the importance of putting people and their rights at the center of development, along with safeguarding the progress on social development achieved by the region and preventing setbacks amid the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, at the close of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and with the suppo…

Países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron la importancia de resguardar los avances de la región en materia desarrollo social y frenar retrocesos ante la crisis desatada por la pandemia

Países de América Latina y el Caribe reafirmaron hoy la importancia de poner a las personas y sus derechos en el centro del desarrollo, así como de resguardar los avances en materia de desarrollo social alcanzados por la región y frenar los retrocesos ante los impactos económicos y sociales de la pandemia del COVID-19, al cierre de la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe, organizada por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en conjunto con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y con e…

Países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram a importância de resguardar os avanços da região em termos de desenvolvimento social e de conter os retrocessos diante da crise desencadeada pela pandemia

Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmam hoje a importância de colocar as pessoas e seus direitos no centro do desenvolvimento, bem como resguardar os avanços em termos de desenvolvimento social alcançados pela região e conter os retrocessos diante dos impactos econômicos e sociais da pandemia da COVID-19, no encerramento da Quarta Reunião da Conferência Regional sobre o Desenvolvimento Social da América Latina e do Caribe, organizada pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em conjunto com o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento ( PNUD) e com o apo…

Resolution 4(IV). Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Resolution 4(IV). Fourth session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Disasters and inequality in a protracted crisis: Towards universal, comprehensive, resilient and sustainable social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

The region is traversing a perilous moment of great uncertainty, in which unremitting structural problems, such as poverty, inequality, exclusion and the violation of rights, are at risk of being intensified by emerging critical challenges —such as migration, the digital divide and climate change— and by the impacts of disasters that are increasingly recurrent and varied in nature and origin. In this context, the analyses and proposals set forth here are intended to underpin the discussion of alternatives for moving towards a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability, capable of…

Desastres y desigualdad en una crisis prolongada: hacia sistemas de protección social universales, integrales, resilientes y sostenibles en América Latina y el Caribe

La región atraviesa por un momento crítico y de gran incertidumbre en el que persisten problemas estructurales como la pobreza, la desigualdad, la exclusión y la conculcación de derechos. A ellos se suman nudos críticos emergentes que amenazan con profundizar los desafíos en esas áreas, como la migración, la brecha digital y el cambio climático, así como los impactos de los desastres, cada vez más recurrentes y diversos en cuanto a su origen y características. En este contexto, se presenta un documento de análisis y propuestas en el que se busca debatir alternativas para avanzar hacia una recu…

Latin America and the Caribbean Needs New Social and Fiscal Compacts to Transform and Provide Financial Sustainability to its Social Protection Systems, with the Aim of Confronting the Current Overall Context of Disasters

Latin America and the Caribbean needs new social and fiscal compacts to build universal, inclusive, resilient and sustainable social protection systems that would allow for confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall context of disasters in the region, according to the representatives participating in the inauguration of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organized virtually by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), along with the Gover…

América Latina y el Caribe requiere nuevos pactos sociales y fiscales para transformar y entregar sostenibilidad financiera a sus sistemas de protección social a fin de enfrentar el actual contexto generalizado de desastres

América Latina y el Caribe requiere nuevos pactos sociales y fiscales para construir sistemas de protección social universales, inclusivos, resilientes y sostenibles que permitan enfrentar la pandemia de COVID-19 y el contexto generalizado de desastres en la región, coincidieron representantes en la inauguración de la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe coorganizada de forma virtual por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) junto al Gobierno de Anti…

A América Latina e o Caribe requerem novos pactos sociais e fiscais para transformar e proporcionar sustentabilidade financeira aos seus sistemas de proteção social, a fim de enfrentar o atual contexto generalizado de desastres

A América Latina e o Caribe requerem novos pactos sociais e fiscais para construir sistemas de proteção social universais, inclusivos, resilientes e sustentáveis que permitam enfrentar a pandemia da COVID-19 e o contexto generalizado de desastres na região, acordaram representantes na inauguração da Quarta Reunião da Conferência Regional sobre o Desenvolvimento Social da América Latina e do Caribe coorganizada de forma virtual pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) juntamente com o Governo de Antígua e Barbu…

Desastres y desigualdad en una crisis prolongada: Hacia sistemas de protección social universales, integrales, resilientes y sostenibles en América Latina y el Caribe

ECLAC Calls for Articulating Social Protection Systems with Disaster Risk Management Policies in Pursuit of a Transformative Recovery with Equality and Sustainability in the Region

The crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased frequency and intensity of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean show the need to strengthen the links between social protection systems and disaster risk management policies in the region’s countries, with the aim of achieving greater social and institutional resilience and moving towards a transformative recovery with equality and sustainability, according to a new report presented today by ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, in the framework of the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development i…

CEPAL llama a articular los sistemas de protección social con las políticas de gestión del riesgo de desastres para una recuperación transformadora con igualdad y sostenibilidad en la región

La crisis generada por la pandemia del COVID-19 y el aumento de la frecuencia e intensidad de los desastres en América Latina y el Caribe muestran la necesidad de reforzar los vínculos entre los sistemas protección social y las políticas de gestión del riesgo de desastres en los países de la región, a fin de alcanzar mayor resiliencia social e institucional y avanzar hacia una recuperación transformadora con igualdad y sostenibilidad, plantea un nuevo informe presentado hoy por la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, en el marco de la Cuarta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobr…

CEPAL pede para articular os sistemas de proteção social com as políticas de gestão de risco de desastres para uma recuperação transformadora com igualdade e sustentabilidade na região

A crise gerada pela pandemia da COVID-19 e o aumento da frequência e intensidade dos desastres na América Latina e no Caribe mostram a necessidade de reforçar os vínculos entre os sistemas de proteção social e as políticas de gestão de risco de desastres nos países da região, para alcançar maior resiliência social e institucional e avançar rumo a uma recuperação transformadora com igualdade e sustentabilidade, propõe um novo relatório apresentado hoje pela Secretária-Executiva da CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, no âmbito da Quarta Reunião da Conferência Regional sobre o Desenvolvimento Social da Améric…

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Social Development Authorities from Latin America and the Caribbean Will Discuss Disasters, Inequality and Social Protection Systems in the Current Context of Protracted Crisis

Authorities from social ministries and agencies in the region’s countries will gather on October 26-28 to debate about vulnerability to disasters, the rise in inequality and the need to have universal, comprehensive, resilient and sustainable social protection systems, among other topics, during the Fourth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized virtually by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The regional ga…