This paper, prepared jointly by the five regional commissions of the United Nations, explores the social and economic challenges and opportunities of demographic shifts towards multigenerational societies across the countries covered by the five regional commissions. It discusses the latest evidence on demographic trends and intergenerational relations, labour markets, social protection, care, living arrangements and digitalization across regions, and it provides recommendations to build societies for all ages. With a strong interdisciplinary and interregional focus, the paper addresses interg…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a new edition of their joint report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean No. 29. Labour market inclusion of young people and redistribution of care work: challenges and opportunities.
The report indicates that in the first six months of 2023, regional employment increased, but at a significantly slower rate than what was observed in 2022. Likewise, it sustains that in this same period, the participation rate declined, falling further from the levels se…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) dieron a conocer una nueva edición de su informe conjunto Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe N⁰ 29: Desafíos y oportunidades para la inclusión laboral de las personas jóvenes y la redistribución del trabajo de cuidados.
En el informe se muestra que en los primeros seis meses de 2023 la ocupación regional se incrementó, pero este aumento se atenuó de manera importante respecto al que se había observado en 2022. De igual forma sostiene que, en este lapso, la tasa de partic…
Latin America and the Caribbean must pick up the pace to achieve fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), representatives of the region’s 33 countries, of United Nations agencies and of regional, multilateral and civil society organizations warned today at the Sixth Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which concluded this Friday, April 28, at ECLAC’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
As the meeting came to a close, the delegates insisted that while we are halfway through the period agreed upon…
América Latina y el Caribe deberá acelerar el paso para lograr el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030, alertaron hoy los representantes de los 33 países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la Sexta Reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que finalizó este viernes 28 de abril en la sede central de la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile.
Al cierre de la reunión los delegados insistieron en que, si bien nos encontramos en la …
A América Latina e o Caribe deverão acelerar o passo para alcançar o cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030, alertaram hoje os representantes dos 33 países da região, de agências das Nações Unidas e organismos regionais, multilaterais e da sociedade civil presentes na Sexta Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, encerrado esta sexta-feira, 28 de abril, na sede central da CEPAL em Santiago, Chile.
No encerramento da reunião os delegados insistiram em que, embora nos encontremos na metade do período acor…
For more than four decades, ECLAC’s Member States have agreed upon the Regional Gender Agenda, aimed at guaranteeing the rights of women, moving towards achieving their autonomy and laying the foundation for building societies with equality. In this framework, the government delegates and specialists attending the XV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, stressed today the importance of investing in comprehensive, public care policies and systems geared towards achieving gender equality and promoting their financial s…
Por más de cuatro décadas, los Estados miembros de la CEPAL han acordado la Agenda Regional de Género, orientada a garantizar los derechos de las mujeres, avanzar hacia el logro de su autonomía y generar las bases para construir sociedades con igualdad. En este marco, los delegados gubernamentales y especialistas asistentes a la XV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe, que se realiza en Buenos Aires, Argentina, recalcaron hoy la importancia de invertir en políticas y sistemas públicos integrales de cuidados orientados a alcanzar la igualdad de género y promover su …