8 Oct 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:27
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(5 October 2012) Today, President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he called for investment and sustainable development to be based on solid principles and to respect the well-being and environmental rights of local communities.
As part of his tour of Chile, Brazil and Argentina, the leader took part in the Seminar on "Investment for economic growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability" , organized by the European Union (EU), the Government of…
29 Sep 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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(29 September 2011) On Monday 3 October, the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, will give a magisterial conference at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) headquarters in Santiago, during his official visit to Chile.
The activity, organized by ECLAC and the Embassy of Panama in Chile, will be inaugurated at 3.30 p.m. by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of this regional commission of the United Nations.
The conference is entitled "Panama as a model of economic growth in the Latin American region and the challenge of decreasing poverty".
Martinelli was bor…
Next Thursday, November 23, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will unveil its flagship annual report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023: Labour inclusion as a key axis of inclusive social development, which includes the latest data available on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region. The main topic addressed this year is labor inclusion.
The document – comprising four chapters – will be presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, during a hybrid press conference (in-person and virtual) held at 1…
6 Oct 2023, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:21
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San José, Costa Rica, October 6, 2023 (IICA). The strengthening of regional cooperation is vital today to address the challenges and opportunities created by the confluence of crises around the world, and to be able to promote sustainable, inclusive and resilient agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The point is emphasized in the latest edition of The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-2024, a report prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Food an…
21 Abr 2020, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:21
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean through external and domestic factors, the combined effect of which will lead to the worst contraction that the region has ever undergone, exceeding those seen in 1914 and 1930. According to the latest estimates, an average regional contraction of -5.3% is forecast for 2020, ECLAC indicated today while launching a new report.
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, presented on this Tuesday, April 21, the COVID-19 Special Rep…
19 Abr 2013, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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(17 December 2012) Why is Latin America and the Caribbean still the world's most unequal region, despite the fact that most of its countries are experiencing steady economic growth? The persistent inequality in the region and the apparent lack of specific policies aimed at reducing the income distribution gap are some of the issues tackled in the latest issue of the CEPAL Review, which is available online from today.
This issue (Nº 108) of the main academic publication of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) includes 10 articles on various economic and social top…
7 Nov 2013, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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(1 September 2012) In view of the debate that has arisen following the release of the latest results of Chile's Socioeconomic Survey (CASEN), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) wishes to inform the public of the scope of its participation in this process.
ECLAC has used its well-recognized technical capacities to provide support for the CASEN survey since it began in 1987. It has done so in the firm belief that reliable statistical instruments are essential for generating effective public policies capable of reducing poverty and inequality.
The Commission wishe…
22 Jun 2010, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:31
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(22 June 2010) Almost 63% of children and adolescents in the region suffer some type of poverty, defined in terms of the deprivations that affect the exercise of their rights, in addition to household income, according to a study conducted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
In the article, "Child poverty: a priority challenge" published in the latest issue of the newsletter "Challenges", Ernesto Espíndola and María Nieves Rico, of ECLAC's Social Development Division, assert that measuring poverty implies consi…
24 Nov 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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(23 November 2011) In the latest edition of its flagship publication Social Panorama of Latin America 2011, ECLAC analyses progress and setbacks relating to poverty and the distribution of income which the countries of the region have experienced in a situation of growing economic uncertainty.
The poverty and indigence figures for each country relate to 2010 and the regional projection for 2011 will be presented by the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, at a press conference next Tuesday 29 November at 12 noon at the head…
2 Nov 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:31
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The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) calls for redoubling efforts to defeat poverty and reduce inequality in the current context of economic deceleration in the region, in its latest study entitled Inclusive social development: The next generation of policies for overcoming poverty and reducing inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This new document by the United Nations regional organization will be presented officially, and analyzed by authorities and specialists of the region, during the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and t…
1 Feb 2017, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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The 2015 edition of Social Panorama of Latin America analyses poverty trends, as measured by ECLAC. It also examines changes in income distribution and in other aspects of inequality. With a view to contributing to the development of public policies to overcome poverty and socioeconomic inequality, this edition examines the latest trends in social
spending and the challenges posed by demographic change, and provides in-depth analysis of persistent gaps in the labour market, of the challenges facing policies and programmes that foster inclusion in the labour market and production, and of social…
26 Oct 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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(24 October 2012) The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, will visit the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, on Friday 26 October, as part of his official visit to Chile.
At 10.45 a.m., the Ecuadorian leader will deliver a lecture entitled "Challenges of Latin America". He will be welcomed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of this United Nations regional commission.
As part of his main activities in Chile, President Correa will also take part in the opening of the 32nd Santiago International Book Fair, where he will laun…
15 Nov 2021, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:22
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El Gobierno de Perú y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) reafirmaron hoy su voluntad de fortalecer la cooperación en distintas materias vinculadas al desarrollo económico, social y ambiental, durante una visita oficial de 24 horas realizada por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, a ese país.
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas encabezó una misión oficial de la CEPAL a Lima, la primera desde que el Presidente Pedro Castillo asumió su mandato el pasado 28 de julio, con el objetivo de reafirmar la disposición del organismo a trabajar de forma conjun…
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(5 de octubre, 2012) El Presidente de Irlanda, Michael D. Higgins, realizó hoy una visita a la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde hizo un llamado para que las inversiones y el desarrollo sostenible estén basados en sólidos principios y respeten el bienestar y los derechos medioambientales de las comunidades locales.
En el marco de su gira por Chile, Brasil y Argentina, el mandatario intervino en el Seminario sobre inversiones para el crecimiento económico, la inclusión social y la sostenibilidad ambienta…
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…
29 Sep 2011, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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(29 de septiembre, 2011) El lunes 3 de octubre el Presidente de Panamá, Ricardo Martinelli, dictará una conferencia magistral en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, con ocasión de su visita oficial a Chile.
La actividad, organizada por la CEPAL y la Embajada de Panamá en Chile, será inaugurada a las 15:30 horas por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas.
La conferencia magistral se titula "Panamá como modelo de crecimiento económico en la región latinoamericana y el reto de disminuir la pobreza".
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Durante los días 3 y 4 de setiembre se llevará acabo el taller de trabajo del Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , en conjunto con La Comisión Económica para América Latina.
En el mismo se presentará el taller sobre la Nueva Metodología de Medición de la Pobreza de CEPAL, para el cual recibiremos la visita del Xavier Mancero (División de Estadística de CEPAL), quien realizará la presentación del mismo.
La presentación estará abierta para los académicos y miembros e diferentes organismos públicos que presenten interés en la temática.…
26 Oct 2012, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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(24 de octubre, 2012) El Presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa, visitará la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, el próximo viernes 26 de octubre, en el marco de su visita oficial a Chile.
El primer mandatario ecuatoriano ofrecerá a las 10:45 horas una conferencia magistral titulada "Desafíos de América Latina". Será recibido por Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de esta comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas.
Como parte de sus actividades principales en Chile, el Presidente Correa participará también en la inauguración de la XXXII Feria…
This article analyses the behaviour of the Colombian labour market and the changes it underwent during the 1990s. It begins by outlining the reforms carried out in that country and summarizing macroeconomic developments and changes in the production structure in the 1990s. Then it uses data available from household surveys to analyse the dynamic of the labour market by economic sector, educational level and occupational position. After briefly describing the latest advances in research into income distribution in Colombia, it then shows the results of simulation exercises carried out to determ…
1 Jun 2008, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:32
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SummaryThis document is an abridged version of the Latin America and the Caribbean Digital Review 2007 report which provides an inventory of the national policies and strategies that aim to guide the different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean towards Information Societies. It aims to contribute the understanding of the situations faced by these countries as this process matures. The report is the result of a collective effort by UNDP, ECLAC, DIRSI and ICA-IDRC. It describes the progress achieved and challenges remaining for policy development in 21 countries of the re…