Para lograr sociedades más justas, se debe garantizar un envejecimiento digno por medio de políticas, instituciones y marcos jurídicos sólidos, que garanticen la realización de los derechos, con el máximo nivel de calidad de vida posible, para las personas mayores, sus familias y comunidades, fortaleciendo las relaciones intergeneracionales, plantea un nuevo informe dado a conocer hoy por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
El documento Envejecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe: inclusión y derechos de las personas mayores, fue presentado a los países duran…
Para haver sociedades mais justas, é preciso garantir um envelhecimento digno por meio de políticas, instituições e marcos jurídicos sólidos, que garantam a realização dos direitos, com o máximo nível de qualidade de vida possível para as pessoas idosas, suas famílias e comunidades, fortalecendo as relações intergeracionais. É o que afirma um novo relatório divulgado hoje pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL).
O documento Envelhecimento na América Latina e no Caribe: inclusão e direitos das pessoas idosas foi apresentado aos países durante a Quinta Conferência…
Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries called today for driving action and advancing towards achievement of the ageing agenda on a regional and global level, at the inauguration of the Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons, which is taking place through Thursday, December 15 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The Conference, organized by ECLAC, was inaugurated by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the regional commission’s Executive Secretary; Giorgio Jacks…
Representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe llamaron hoy a impulsar la acción y avanzar hacia el logro de la agenda de envejecimiento a nivel regional y mundial, durante la inauguración de la Quinta Conferencia Regional Intergubernamental sobre Envejecimiento y Derechos de las Personas Mayores, que se celebra hasta el jueves 15 en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago de Chile.
La Conferencia, organizada por la CEPAL, fue inaugurada por José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión regional; Giorgio Jackson, Min…
Representantes dos países da América Latina e do Caribe instaram a impulsionar a ação e avançar na implementação da agenda de envelhecimento no âmbito regional e mundial, durante a abertura da Quinta Conferência Regional Intergovernamental sobre Envelhecimento e Direitos das Pessoas idosas, que se realiza até o dia 15 na sede da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago do Chile.
A Conferência, organizada pela CEPAL, foi aberta por José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretário Executivo da Comissão regional; Giorgio Jackson, Ministro do Desenvolvimento Social e Famíli…
The Fifth Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) on December 13-15, 2022 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The goal of this meeting is to identify the region’s achievements and challenges in building a decent future for ageing and older persons in the region and in implementing the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 20 years after its approval.
The opening session w…
La Quinta Conferencia Regional Intergubernamental sobre Envejecimiento y Derechos de las Personas Mayores en América Latina y el Caribe se realizará de manera híbrida (presencial y virtual) del 13 al 15 de diciembre de 2022 en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago de Chile. El objetivo del encuentro es identificar los logros y desafíos de la región en la construcción de un futuro digno para el envejecimiento y las personas mayores de la región y en la implementación del Plan de Acción Internacional de Madrid sobre el Envejecimiento, a 20 …
This document contains the report of the first regional seminar on social development, entitled “Education in Latin America and the Caribbean: the prolonged crisis as an opportunity for restructuring”, organized by ECLAC on 13–15 October 2021.
This seminar would not have been possible without the support of the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (OREALC/UNESCO), the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) at UNESCO Buenos Aires and the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional O…
Ministers and the highest authorities of housing and urbanism of Latin America and the Caribbean – MINURVI urged for transforming and humanizing housing, cities and territories during the closing segment of this regional forum’s XXXI General Assembly, which concluded today at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
In the Santiago Declaration, signed by 17 countries, the authorities committed themselves to ensuring that states play an active role in the implementation of planning and regulatory policies on housing and …
Ministros, ministras y autoridades máximas de la vivienda y el urbanismo de América Latina y el Caribe (Minurvi) instaron a transformar y humanizar la vivienda, la ciudad y el territorio, durante la clausura de la XXXI Asamblea General del foro regional, que culminó hoy en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago de Chile.
En la Declaración de Santiago, suscrita por 17 países, las autoridades se comprometieron a generar un rol activo de los estados en la implementación de políticas de planificación y regulación de la vivienda y el urbanismo, …
In Latin America and the Caribbean, the most urbanized developing region on the planet, housing and the city are engines for economic reactivation and for narrowing social and environmental gaps and are instruments for a transformative recovery, according to the authorities gathered at the XXXI General Assembly of the Forum of Ministers and Highest Authorities of Housing and Urbanism of Latin America and the Caribbean – MINURVI, which was inaugurated today at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
The meeting was inaugurated …
En América Latina y el Caribe, la región en desarrollo más urbanizada del planeta, la vivienda y la ciudad son motores para la reactivación económica, la disminución de brechas sociales y ambientales e instrumentos para una recuperación transformadora, coincidieron autoridades reunidas en la XXXI Asamblea General del Foro de Ministros y Autoridades Máximas de la Vivienda y el Urbanismo de América Latina y el Caribe (Minurvi), que se inauguró hoy en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en Santiago, Chile.
La reunión fue inaugurada por Carlos Montes, Ministro…
En este estudio se ofrece una descripción sistémica general de las principales brechas estructurales horizontales y verticales existentes en Guatemala, con especial atención a las brechas espaciales y territoriales. Representa un aporte metodológico al análisis de la desigualdad con una perspectiva más amplia e integral. En el marco del diagnóstico de brechas horizontales, se observa que los indicadores de desarrollo socioeconómico del país presentan un rezago relativo con respecto al promedio, tanto del resto de los países de América Latina y el Caribe como de los países en desarrollo y desar…
The Caribbean has experienced transformative change in terms of digital technologies in recent years. Broadband penetration has increased, 3G and 4G coverage is nearly universal in several countries, and most countries of the subregion have a higher number of internet users than the global average. However, significant digital divides
remain across the Caribbean, as evidenced by several relevant indicators related to information and communications technologies (ICTs).…
The Caribbean is undergoing a digital transformation: More people than ever have access to digital technologies and the internet, and both businesses and government entities are increasingly providing online services. While significant disparities remain both within and among Caribbean countries in terms of access to digital technologies
and infrastructure, the influence of digital technologies on the subregion has increased significantly in recent years, particularly in response to the public health measures implemented to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Discussions on digital inclusion and the digital divide have been ongoing at the global level for over 20 years. While early discussions focused primarily on the gap in access to digital technologies between countries, new digital divides have emerged as the technology has become more advanced and its impact on society has increased.…
Despite the slight decline recorded in 2021, projections indicate that poverty and extreme poverty rates remain above pre-pandemic levels in 2022 in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned in its Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2022 report, which was presented today in Santiago, Chile and which addresses education as a central issue along with its role in the debate on policies for the region’s recovery.
“After a sharp increase in poverty and a slight increase in income inequality in 2020 as a result of the …
Pese a la leve disminución registrada en 2021, las proyecciones indican que las tasas de pobreza y extrema pobreza se mantienen en 2022 por encima de los niveles prepandemia en América Latina y el Caribe, alertó la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en su informe Panorama Social de América Latina y el Caribe 2022 presentado hoy en Santiago de Chile y que aborda como tema central la educación y su rol en el debate de políticas para la recuperación en la región.
“Después de un fuerte crecimiento de la pobreza y un leve aumento de la desigualdad de ingresos en 2020, a cons…
Apesar da leve diminuição registrada em 2021, as projeções indicam que as taxas de pobreza e extrema pobreza em 2022 se mantêm acima dos níveis pré-pandemia na América Latina e no Caribe, alertou a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) no relatório apresentado hoje em Santiago do Chile Panorama Social da América Latina e do Caribe 2022, que aborda como tema central a educação e seu papel no debate de políticas para a recuperação na região.
“Depois de um forte crescimento da pobreza e um leve aumento da desigualdade de renda em 2020 como consequência da pandemia de COVID-1…
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