La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe. Crecimiento con persistentes problemas estructurales: desigualdad, pobreza, poca inversión y baja productividad

ECLAC Report Will Present New Economic Projections for the Region’s Countries, More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic First Appeared

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present this Thursday, July 8, a special report that examines the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a year after it first appeared, providing new growth projections for the region’s countries. The new document, entitled The recovery paradox in Latin America and the Caribbean. Growth amid persisting structural problems: inequality, poverty and low investment and productivity, analyzes the performance of the region’s main economic and social indicators and presents policy proposals for achieving…

Informe de la CEPAL presentará nuevas proyecciones económicas para los países de la región a más de un año de la aparición de la pandemia de COVID-19

La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentará el próximo jueves 8 de julio un informe especial en el cual examina el impacto económico y social de la pandemia de COVID-19 a más de un año de su aparición, y entrega nuevas proyecciones de crecimiento para los países. El nuevo documento, titulado La paradoja de la recuperación en América Latina y el Caribe. Crecimiento con persistentes problemas estructurales: desigualdad, pobreza, poca inversión y baja productividad, analiza el comportamiento de los principales indicadores económicos y sociales de la región y presenta …

Relatório da CEPAL apresentará novas projeções econômicas para os países da região após mais de um ano do surgimento da pandemia da COVID-19

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentará na próxima quinta-feira, 8 de julho, um relatório especial em que examina o impacto econômico e social da pandemia da COVID-19 mais de um ano após seu surgimento e apresenta novas projeções de crescimento para os países. O novo documento, intitulado O Paradoxo da Recuperação na América Latina e no Caribe. Crescimento com persistentes problemas estruturais: desigualdade, pobreza, pouco investimento e baixa produtividade, analisa o comportamento dos principais indicadores econômicos e sociais da região e apresenta proposta…

Development in transition in times of pandemic: the role of data for renewed and stronger cooperation

Desarrollo en Transición en tiempos de pandemia: rol de los datos para una cooperación fortalecida y renovada

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Stress the Importance of Producing Timely and Reliable Statistics for a Transformative Recovery with Equality

High-level authorities and representatives of national statistics offices from Latin American and Caribbean countries stressed today the importance of producing timely and reliable statistics for a transformative recovery with equality and called for strengthening the role of national statistical entities to tackle the challenges inflicted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Twentieth Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas (SCA) of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) was inaugurated by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Exe…

Países de América Latina y el Caribe destacan importancia de generar estadísticas oportunas y confiables para una recuperación transformadora con igualdad

Altas autoridades y representantes de las oficinas nacionales de estadística de los países de América Latina y el Caribe destacaron hoy la importancia de generar estadísticas oportunas y confiables para una recuperación transformadora con igualdad e hicieron un llamado a fortalecer el papel de las oficinas nacionales de estadística para hacer frente a los desafíos que impone la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19). La Vigésima reunión del Comité Ejecutivo de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA) de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) fue inaugurada por Alici…

New Report Analyzes the Socioeconomic Repercussions of COVID-19 in the Caribbean and the Urgency of Moving Towards a Systemic Approach to Disaster Risk

The large-scale and long-lasting effects of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), combined with the possible impact of other hazards and recent events, threaten to damage or destroy vital infrastructure and the life-support systems of large parts of societies and economies. That is why it is urgently necessary to move towards a systemic approach to disaster risk, primarily in the Caribbean, which is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with economies dependent on foreign tourism and heavy debt burdens. So indicates a document released today, which was produced by the Economic Commissi…

Nuevo informe analiza las repercusiones socioeconómicas del COVID-19 en el Caribe y la urgencia de avanzar hacia un enfoque sistémico en materia de riesgo de desastres

La enorme escala y los efectos a largo plazo de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), aunados a las posibles repercusiones de otros peligros y sucesos recientes, amenazan con perjudicar o destruir la infraestructura esencial y los sistemas que sostienen la vida de una parte importante de las sociedades y las economías. Por ello, es urgente avanzar hacia un enfoque sistémico en materia de riesgo de desastres, principalmente en el Caribe, región altamente vulnerable a los efectos del cambio climático, con economías dependientes del turismo extranjero y con altos niveles de endeudamiento. Así…

Novo relatório analisa as repercussões socioeconômicas da COVID-19 no Caribe e a urgência de adotar um enfoque sistêmico em matéria de risco de desastres

A enorme escala e os efeitos no longo prazo da doença causada pelo coronavírus (COVID-19), somados às possíveis repercussões de outros riscos e acontecimentos recentes, ameaçam prejudicar ou destruir a infraestrutura essencial e os sistemas que sustentam a vida de uma parte importante das sociedades e economias. Por isso, é urgente avançar na adoção de um enfoque sistêmico em matéria de risco de desastres, principalmente no Caribe, região altamente vulnerável aos efeitos da mudança climática, com economias que dependem do turismo estrangeiro e têm altos níveis de endividamento. Assim sublinha …

Report of the twenty-eighth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Fulfilling the 2030 Agenda in the Post COVID-19 World Will Necessitate a New Global and Regional Compact: ECLAC

Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary (PDF in Spanish). The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, stated this Friday that fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the post COVID-19 world necessitates a new global and regional compact that would include a renewed development model oriented towards greater well-being and environmental sustainability, in remarks made during a dialogue entitled “SDG acceleration as a road map for building back better,” which was organized by the govern…

Cumplimiento de Agenda 2030 en el mundo post COVID-19 exige un nuevo pacto global y regional: CEPAL

Presentación de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL (PDF). La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, declaró este viernes que el cumplimiento la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en el mundo post COVID-19 nos exige un nuevo pacto global y regional que incluya un renovado modelo de desarrollo que se oriente a mayor bienestar y sostenibilidad ambiental, durante un diálogo titulado “Aceleración de los ODS como hoja de ruta para reconstruir mejor”, organizado por el Gobierno de Costa Rica. La reunión fue ina…

Countries of the Region Urge for a Paradigm Shift in International Financing and for Strengthening Multilateralism

Representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries urged for a paradigm shift in international financing that would allow for immediate responses to the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to be provided and for sustainable development to be achieved in the region, during today’s virtual meeting of the thirty-fifth session of the Committee of the Whole of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). On this occasion, Cuba handed the Presidency Pro Tempore over to Costa Rica, which will hold this position for the next two years. The meeting – in which 3…

Países de la región instan a un cambio de paradigma en materia de financiamiento internacional y al fortalecimiento del multilateralismo

Representantes de los países de América Latina y el Caribe instaron hoy a un cambio de paradigma en materia de financiamiento internacional que permita dar respuesta inmediata a los efectos de la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19) y alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible en la región, durante la reunión virtual del trigésimo quinto período de sesiones del Comité Plenario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). En la ocasión, Cuba traspasó la Presidencia Pro Témpore a Costa Rica, país que ejercerá este cargo por los próximos dos años. La reunión, en la que participaron 37 …

Policy Brief: Planning for resilience: an integrated approach to tackle climate change in the Caribbean

The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…

At Event for CAF’s 50th Anniversary, ECLAC Highlights the Role of Regional Development Banks in Supporting Countries as They Face the COVID-19 Crisis

To cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, international cooperation and multilateral financial assistance is needed. However, the liquidity available is not enough to meet financing needs on a global level. That is why subregional development banks in Latin America should take bolder measures, since they play a critical role in this area of work, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, indicated today at a high-level event organized by CAF - Development Bank of Latin America in the context of its 50th anniversary. Participants in the event, entitled Rethinking the Present and Fut…

En evento del 50⁰ aniversario de la CAF, CEPAL destaca rol de banca de desarrollo regional para apoyar a los países frente a crisis del COVID-19

Para hacer frente a los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 se requiere la cooperación internacional y la asistencia financiera multilateral. Sin embargo, la liquidez disponible es insuficiente para responder a las necesidades de financiamiento a nivel global. Por ello, los bancos de desarrollo subregionales en América Latina deben tomar medidas más audaces, ya que juegan un rol fundamental en esta tarea, indicó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, en un evento de alto nivel organizado por CAF Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina en el marco de su 50⁰ aniversario. El evento “…

Advancing the Decade of Action for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean