Libro “América Latina: la visión de sus líderes”, de Andrés Rugeles, será presentado en la CEPAL

El politólogo de la Universidad de los Andes, con énfasis en economía y estudios de América Latina, y Asesor Senior de Asuntos Estatégicos de la Iniciativa de Pobreza Multidimensional y Desarrollo Humano de la Universidad de Oxford (OPHI por sus siglas en inglés) Andrés Rugeles, visitará el próximo jueves 28 de noviembre de 2024 la sede principal de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, para presentar su libro “América Latina: la visión de sus líderes”. El destacado académico y diplomático será recibido por José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario E…

Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL se reúne con altas autoridades cubanas

(13 de febrero, 2013) En el marco de una visita oficial a Cuba iniciada el lunes 11 de febrero, que se extenderá hasta el viernes 15, la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, ha sostenido diversas reuniones con altas autoridades gubernamentales para evaluar, entre otros temas, el apoyo que la institución brindará durante 2013 a la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), cuya presidencia pro témpore es ejercida por Cuba. La delegación que acompaña a la máxima representante de la CEPAL está integrada por Raúl Gar…

Día Internacional de Conmemoración en memoria de las víctimas del Holocausto

Cada año, en el aniversario de la liberación del campo de concentración de Auschwitz, conmemoramos a las víctimas del Holocausto. Recordamos el sufrimiento de millones de inocentes y ponemos de relieve los peligros del antisemitismo y el odio de cualquier tipo. Este año centramos nuestras actividades en los viajes a través del Holocausto, lo que me hace recordar un viaje que yo mismo hice recientemente. El pasado noviembre, atravesé la infame puerta coronada por el «arbeit macht frei» de Auschwitz-Birkenau. Nunca olvidaré esa visita. Contemplé los horrorosos restos de la maquinaria del genocid…

Evaluation of Development Account Project 06/07 H. Implications of macroeconomic policy, external shocks and social protection systems for poverty, inequality and social vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean. Final evaluation report

Caribbean synthesis review and appraisal report in the context of the 15th anniversay of the adoptaton of the Beijing declaration and platform for action

The report is a summary based on information received by ECLAC from the eight English-speaking Caribbean countries of Barbados, Belize, the Cayman Islands, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago in response to the questionnaire to governments on the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly (2000). The report is therefore set in the context of the regional review and appraisals of the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption …

Mainstreaming the gender perspective in regional development: activities carried out by the Secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2013

Information and communication technologies in the health sector: opportunities and challenges for the reduction of inequalities in Latin America and the Caribbean

This document starts by identifying and describing the several benefits expected as a result of incorporating ICTs in health and goes on to summarize present and future challenges for health policies, especially inasmuch as the most vulnerable populations are concerned. Thirdly, the document showcases global progress made in several applications, strategies implemented and difficulties faced in some developed and LAC countries. The document finishes with generic proposals for the formulation of policies and strategies to be considered and adapted by countries throughout the region.…

Caribbean Gender Experts say fostering gender equality and women’s rights is indispensable for the region’s sustainable development

The specific challenges facing Caribbean women were at the center of attention during the 57th meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held from 30-31 July 2018 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. Among the obstacles faced by Caribbean women, countries noted the serious constraints faced by Small Island Developing States (SIDS), due to their middle-income country status, highly indebted situation, heavy dependence on tourism, and vulnerability to climate change and environmental hazards, that negatively…

Information and communications technologies for the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean

This paper examines the ways in which Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) can promote greater inclusion of persons with disabilities. It characterizes the patterns of ICT use among persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean and proposes recommendations and strategies to expand access to and use of ICT among persons with disabilities in the region to harness the potential of these tools to promote greater inclusion. This investigation is based on mixed methods that include the analysis of census data, complemented by interviews, bibliographic review and online se…

Presidente de Costa Rica, Vicesecretaria General de la ONU y Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL inaugurarán quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible

El Presidente de Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, la Vicesecretaria General de las Naciones Unidas, Amina Mohammed, y la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, participarán en la sesión inaugural de la quinta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se realizará del 7 al 9 de marzo de 2022 en Costa Rica, país que ejerce la presidencia pro témpore de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). Ya está confirmada la asistencia al encuentro de más de 750 personas entre representantes de gobiernos, instituciones inte…

Analysing the role of Caribbean migrant women

The Caribbean has one of the highest emigration rates of skilled and tertiary-educated individuals in the world. Women account for a large percentage of these individuals. In the United States alone, women make up 55 percent of the estimated four million Caribbean people residing there. The latest ECLAC study underscores the importance of promoting gender equality and improving women’s overall standards of living. In this regard, it addresses the need to improve the access of all women in the Caribbean, including migrants and returnees to more varied skill development, better jobs,…

VIII Foro Ministerial para el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe y la Primera Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe

Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), con ocasión del VIII Foro Ministerial para el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe y la Primera Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe Santo Domingo, 31 de octubre de 2016 Excelentísimo Danilo Medina, Presidente de la República Dominicana, Excelentísima Margarita Cedeño, Vicepresidenta de la República Dominicana, Estimada Helen Clark, Administradora del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el De…

On the road to the Second World Summit for Social Development: contributions from the regional commissions

The joint document underscores the need to strengthen social policies and tailor them to a risk structure reconfigured by global crises. Alongside high levels of poverty, inequality and informal employment, profound transformations in demographics, climate, technology and the labour market are under way. Complementary actions beyond social policy are also needed, as progress is equally crucial in the economic and environmental dimensions. Regional frameworks and agreements have been instrumental in driving social policy change and must continue to be leveraged, including in the universalizatio…

Para lograr un desarrollo sostenible se requiere igualar para crecer y crecer para igualar: Alicia Bárcena, en la semana de América Latina y el Caribe en Francia y en el Foro OCDE

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, llamó a igualar para crecer y crecer para igualar con el fin de avanzar hacia un nuevo estilo de desarrollo más inclusivo y sostenible, y a la construcción de renovados pactos sociales que permitan cambiar los actuales patrones de crecimiento y producción, y combatir las crecientes desigualdades en la región, durante varios eventos de alto nivel dedicados a América Latina y el Caribe que se realizan esta semana en París. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas se encuentra en Francia para participar en el 10⁰ Foro Económico Internacional …

Alicia Bárcena reafirma necesidad de un nuevo estilo de desarrollo en foro de alto nivel junto a Noam Chomsky y Premio Nobel Mario Molina

“América Latina y el Caribe necesita avanzar hacia un nuevo paradigma de desarrollo basado en la igualdad y sostenibilidad ambiental como motores del crecimiento. El actual modelo, el capitalismo, no funciona”, declaró este miércoles 15 de noviembre Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en un foro de alto nivel efectuado en Ciudad de México. Bárcena participó en la apertura del coloquio internacional Los acosos de la civilización. De muro a muro, que organizan la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) y la Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG), en el cual se debatió el Proyecto …

A review of social development in the Caribbean in the nineties: World Summit for Social Development (WSSD)+5

Summary Following the World Summit for Social Development steps were taken by the entire United Nations system to support national governments in their efforts to implement the agenda of the Summit. This document assesses developments in health, education, crime and violence, drugs and migration five years after the Summit.…

Regional integration and public policy. Evaluation of the European experience and possible implications for Latin American integration

Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, …

Pension and income transfers for old age: Inter- and intra-generational distribution in comparative perspective

This document provides a world comparative analysis regarding the design and reform of pension systems in order to improve coverage, equality and sustainability. It looks at how pension systems, rules and financing affect coverage, sufficiency, and distribution as well as fiscal and intergenerational sustainability and equality.…

Confronting inequality: Social protection for families and early childhood through monetary transfers and care worldwide

This paper analyzes social protection policies for families and early childhood focusing on three main policies: family allowances and other types of monetary transfers for families with children, work leaves and early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies worldwide. It analyzes the design and reform of policies which protect families with children and early childhood comparing Latin America with other regions in the world. This analysis not only includes the basic description of these policies and its main features worldwide and across regions, but also pays attention to how these poli…