Financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond: Urgent considerations for the Caribbean

Caribbean Outlook 2.0: “Forging a people centred approach to Sustainable Development in the Caribbean post COVID-19”

Caribbean Countries Call for Implementing Urgent Solutions to Support Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond

Heads of State, ministers and other high-level authorities from more than 25 Caribbean countries, along with officials from international and multilateral organizations, stressed the importance of implementing urgent solutions to support financing for development for that subregion’s nations in the era of COVID-19 and beyond, during two important virtual meetings convened by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) this Thursday, September 10. The Sixth Meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable (CDR) and the Twenty-eighth Session of the Caribbean Development an…

Países del Caribe llaman a implementar soluciones urgentes en apoyo al financiamiento para el desarrollo en la era del COVID-19 y más allá

Jefes de Estado, ministros y autoridades de alto nivel de más de 25 países del Caribe, junto a funcionarios de organismos internacionales y multilaterales, subrayaron la importancia de implementar soluciones urgentes en apoyo al financiamiento para el desarrollo de las naciones de esa subregión en la era del COVID-19 y más allá, durante dos importantes reuniones virtuales este jueves 10 de septiembre, convocadas por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). La Sexta Reunión de la Mesa Redonda para el Desarrollo del Caribe (CDR, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Vigésimo Octav…

Países do Caribe instam a implementar soluções urgentes em apoio ao financiamento para o desenvolvimento na era da COVID-19 e mais além

Chefes de Estado, ministros e autoridades de alto nível de mais de 25 países do Caribe, junto a funcionários de organismos internacionais e multilaterais, sublinharam a importância de implementar soluções urgentes em apoio ao financiamento para o desenvolvimento das nações dessa sub-região na era da COVID-19 e mais além, durante duas importantes reuniões virtuais convocadas pela Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL). A Sexta Reunião da Mesa-Redonda para o Desenvolvimento do Caribe (CDR) e o Vigésimo Oitavo Período de Sessões do Comitê de Desenvolvimento e Cooperação do Ca…

Alicia Bárcena Calls for Forging a Political, Social and Economic Compact, and a Fair, Inclusive and Progressive Social Contract

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, called for forging a political, social and economic compact at a national as well as regional and global level, along with a fair, inclusive and progressive social contract, during the 24th Annual Conference of the CAF – Development Bank of Latin America, which was inaugurated virtually today. ECLAC’s highest authority spoke during “Session I: Economic Recovery from Covid-19 & the Future of the Social Contract in the Americas,” along with Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Eco…

Alicia Bárcena llama a la construcción de un pacto político, social y económico, y de un contrato social justo, inclusivo y progresivo

La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, llamó a la construcción de un pacto político, social y económico tanto a nivel nacional como regional y global, y de un contrato social justo, inclusivo y progresivo, durante la 24 Conferencia Anual de la CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, que se inauguró hoy de manera virtual. La máxima representante de la CEPAL intervino en la Sesión I: La recuperación económica post COVID-19 y el futuro del contrato social en las Américas, junto a Joseph E. Stiglitz, Premio Nobel de Economía …

The Hummingbird Vol. 7 No. 9

CEPAL Review no. 131

International financial cooperation to address the Latin American economic crisis / José Antonio Ocampo .-- Mapping social conflicts in natural resources: a text mining study of extractive activities / Ramiro Albrieu and Gabriel Palazzo .-- The ECLA technique of programming and economists in Argentina in the mid-twentieth century / Mariano Arana .-- Indicator of the efficiency of value added tax and income tax collection in Ecuador / José Ramírez-Álvarez and Paul Carrillo-Maldonado .-- Growth and heterogeneity of human capital: effects of the expansion of higher education on the income increas…

Revista CEPAL no. 131

La cooperación financiera internacional frente a la crisis económica latinoamericana / José Antonio Ocampo .-- Categorización de conflictos sociales en el ámbito de los recursos naturales: un estudio de las actividades extractivas mediante la minería de textos / Ramiro Albrieu y Gabriel Palazzo .-- La técnica de programación cepalina y los economistas en la Argentina de mediados del siglo XX / Mariano Arana .-- Indicador de eficiencia recaudatoria del impuesto al valor agregado y del impuesto a la renta del Ecuador / José Ramírez-Álvarez y Paul Carrillo-Maldonado .-- Crecimiento y heterogeneid…

The Hummingbird Vol.7 No.8

Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

This joint report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is issued at a time when several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have become the epicentre of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The region is particularly vulnerable because of its high levels of labour informality, urbanization, poverty and inequality, and its weak health and social protection systems, in addition to the fact that it has large population groups living in vulnerable conditions and who require special attention. While t…

Salud y economía: una convergencia necesaria para enfrentar el COVID-19 y retomar la senda hacia el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe

Este informe conjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) se publica en un momento en el que varios países de América Latina se han convertido en el epicentro de la pandemia de COVID-19. La región es en particular vulnerable por sus altos niveles de informalidad laboral, urbanización, pobreza y desigualdad, así como por sus sistemas frágiles de salud y protección social, y una parte importante de la población vive en condiciones de vulnerabilidad que requieren una atención especial. Los países del Caribe han logrado …

ECLAC and PAHO: Controlling the pandemic requires convergence and coordination between health, economic, social and productive policies

A new joint report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reveals that economies of the Region will only be reactivated if the curve of contagion of the COVID-19 pandemic is flattened. The report proposes a three-phase approach that includes the adoption of health, economic, social and productive policies that aim to control and mitigate the effects of the pandemic, reactivation with protection, and rebuilding in a sustainable and inclusive way. Some countries have led the region to become the current epicenter of…

CEPAL y OPS: Controlar la pandemia requiere de convergencia y articulación entre las políticas de salud, económicas, sociales y productivas

Un nuevo informe conjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) señala que solo si se aplana la curva de contagio de la pandemia por COVID-19 se podrán reactivar las economías de la región. El reporte propone un enfoque con tres fases que incluyen la adopción de políticas de salud, económicas, sociales y productivas dirigidas a controlar y mitigar los efectos de la pandemia, reactivar con protección y reconstruir de manera sostenible e inclusiva. Algunos países han llevado a la región a convertirse en el epicentro act…

CEPAL e OPAS: Controlar a pandemia requer convergência e coordenação entre as políticas de saúde, econômicas, sociais e produtivas

Um novo relatório conjunto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) indica que somente se a curva de contágio da pandemia da COVID-19 for achatada, as economias da região poderão ser retomadas. O relatório propõe uma abordagem com três fases que incluem a adoção de políticas de saúde, econômicas, sociais e produtivas destinadas a controlar e mitigar os efeitos da pandemia, reativar com proteção e reconstruir de maneira sustentável e inclusiva. Alguns países têm levado a região a se tornar no atual epicentro da pandemia, enca…

Salud y economía: una convergencia necesaria para enfrentar el COVID-19 y retomar la senda hacia el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe

Launch of ECLAC-PAHO report. Health and the Economy to Address the COVID-19

Lanzamiento infome CEPAL-OPS: Salud y economía para enfrentar el COVID-19

ECLAC and PAHO Present Joint Report on Health and the Economy in the Context of COVID-19

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will present on Thursday, July 30, a joint report entitled Health and the Economy: A Convergence Needed to Address COVID-19 and Retake the Path of Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, in which they will address the need to take health-related measures to flatten the curve of COVID-19 and thereby resume the reactivation of the economy in countries in the Americas region. The presentation will be held via a simultaneous virtual press conference at 11:30 a.m. …