A call for articulating policies for growth, productive development and the labor market with social policies, and for strengthening the social institutional framework and governance of decision-making in a framework of regional cooperation with a view to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was made today by government authorities and international officials at the inauguration of the Fifth Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the…
Un llamado a articular las políticas de crecimiento, desarrollo productivo y de mercado de trabajo con las políticas sociales, y a fortalecer la institucionalidad social y la gobernanza de la toma de decisiones en un marco de cooperación regional con miras a lograr los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), hicieron hoy autoridades y funcionarios internacionales en la inauguración de la Quinta Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe.
El encuentro, organizado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), el Gobierno de Ch…
“We at ECLAC continue to be available to support Haiti in forging a social protection system with a State vision and with a rights-based perspective placing equality at the center,” Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Director of the Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated during an international seminar entitled Haiti: The challenges of implementing the National Policy for Social Protection and Promotion (PNPPS), held on June 21-22, 2022 in Port-au-Prince using a hybrid format (in person and virtual).
The event was organized by ECLAC, the…
“Desde la CEPAL seguimos a disposición para apoyar a Haití en la construcción de un sistema de protección social con una mirada de Estado y con una perspectiva de derechos colocando en el centro la igualdad”, planteó Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Director de la División de Desarrollo Social de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), durante el seminario internacional titulado Haití: Los desafíos de implementar la Política Nacional de Protección y Promoción Social (PNPPS), realizado los días 21 y 22 de junio de 2022 en Puerto Príncipe en formato híbrido (presencial y virtual).
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“A CEPAL continua à disposição para apoiar o Haiti na construção de um sistema de proteção social com uma visão de Estado e uma perspectiva de direitos colocando no centro a igualdade”, afirmou Alberto Arenas de Mesa, Diretor da Divisão de Desenvolvimento Social da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), durante o seminário internacional intitulado Haiti: os desafios de implementar a Política Nacional de Proteção e Promoção Social (PNPPS), realizado nos dias 21 e 22 de junho de 2022 em Port-au-Prince em formato híbrido (presencial e virtual).
O evento foi organizado pela C…
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…
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…
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…
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.”
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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…
The Regional Agenda for Inclusive Social Development (RAISD) – approved in 2019 and the axes of which have become a priority during the COVID-19 crisis – can contribute to tackling the current emergency as well as to moving towards a transformative recovery with equality at the center, as Latin American and Caribbean countries exchange experiences and engage in solidarity-based cooperation among themselves, authorities and officials asserted on Wednesday, 13 January, during the Fourth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Ca…
La Agenda Regional de Desarrollo Social Inclusivo (ARDSI), aprobada en 2019 y cuyos ejes se han tornado prioritarios durante la crisis del COVID-19, puede contribuir no solo a enfrentar la actual emergencia sino también a avanzar hacia una recuperación transformadora con la igualdad en el centro, de la mano del intercambio de experiencias y de la cooperación solidaria entre los países de América Latina y el Caribe, plantearon hoy autoridades y funcionarios durante la Cuarta Reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe.
El encuent…
“For nearly a decade, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has positioned equality as the basis of development. Today we confirm once again the urgency of moving ahead on the construction of Welfare States, based on rights and on equality, which provide male and female citizens alike access to comprehensive and universal social protection systems and to essential public goods, such as quality health and education, housing and transportation. The call is being made to forge social compacts for equality,” Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secret…
“Por casi una década, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) ha posicionado a la igualdad como fundamento del desarrollo. Hoy constatamos nuevamente la urgencia de avanzar en la construcción de Estados de Bienestar, basados en derechos y en la igualdad, que otorguen a sus ciudadanos y ciudadanas acceso a sistemas integrales y universales de protección social y a bienes públicos esenciales, como salud y educación de calidad, vivienda y transporte. El llamado es a construir pactos sociales para la igualdad”, dijo hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regio…
“Por quase uma década, a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) posicionou a igualdade como base do desenvolvimento. Hoje, constatamos novamente a urgência de avançar na construção do Estado de Bem-Estar, baseado em direitos e na igualdade, que outorguem a seus cidadãos e cidadãs acesso a sistemas integrais e universais de proteção social e a bens públicos essenciais, como saúde e educação de qualidade, habitação e transporte. A convocação é para criar pactos sociais para a igualdade ”, afirmou Alicia Bárcena, Secretária-Executiva do organismo regional, durante o lançament…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will unveil on Thursday, November 28 its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America 2019, which includes new estimates for monetary poverty, social spending and income inequality in the region’s countries, among other key issues for understanding and taking action in the current regional context.
The document will be presented by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, Alicia Bárcena, at a press conference that will take place at 11 a.m. (GMT-3) at the Commission’s central headquarters in Sant…