La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) acogerá del 22 al 26 de abril la tercera reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, en la que representantes de gobiernos, instituciones internacionales, sector privado, academia y sociedad civil se darán cita para revisar los avances y desafíos de la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la región.
El encuentro se realizará en la sede central del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, ubicada en Santiago de Chile. El Foro es convocado anualmente por e…
Sr. Félix Denegri, Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores del Perú, en su calidad de Presidente del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible,
Sr. Li Junhua, Secretario General Adjunto de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de las Naciones Unidas,
Señores y señoras Ministras, ministros y representantes de los gobiernos miembros del Foro y de la CEPAL,
Autoridades nacionales y cuerpo diplomático,
Coordinadoras y coordinadores residentes,
Directoras, directores y colegas de la CEPAL,
Colegas del sistema de las Naciones Unidas,
Representantes de la…
1 Abr 2001, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 13:03
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Confronted with recurrent macroeconomic shocks, governments in Latin America and the Caribbean have increasingly been concerned about establishing or strengthening systems of social protection and safety net programmes. The goal of these programmes is to help mitigate the impact of shocks on the poor before they occur, and to help the poor cope with the shocks once they have occurred. In this paper, we focus on publicly funded or mandated safety nets functioning as risk-coping mechanisms. The paper reviews the characteristics of a good safety net, in comparison with the main types of safety ne…
1 Ene 2007, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 13:05
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The publication of this book was made possible by the contributions of the Ford Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The funds of the latter institution are managed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ). This is an ECLAC and Palgrave Macmillan copublication. Preface From time to time, Latin American countries experience growth spurts, like in the period 2004-05, when the region achieved the highest biennial growth rate of the past 25 years. However, sustained growth has been elusive in the last quarter …
1 Ene 2006, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 13:05
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This document is prepared by Edward Palmer, Consultant of the Project ¨Inclusion of the European Nordic Model in the debate concerning reform of social protection schemes in Latin American and the Caribbean¨ (SWE/05/001). This project that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is carrying out in the Social Development Division, with the financial support of Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). Prepared as a support to the document Shaping the Future of Social Protection: Access, Financing and Solidarity presented in the XXXI ECLAC Sess…
1 Jun 1998, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 13:05
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As part of the United Nations Development Programs thematic focus on poverty eradication and Poverty Strategy Initiatives, the UNDP, in cooperation with the Armenian Government, the World Bank and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), organized a workshop on Social Indicators to be held at Yrevan, Armenia on November 13-14, 1997. In accordance with the United Nations Global Conferences and their goals, the workshop pursued as its goal the elaboration of poverty initiatives to alleviate poverty, preserve the human capital and adjust it to new market conditions, wh…
La Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción ha ayudado al sector público a avanzar en la adopción de medidas disuasorias para que no se cometan delitos de esa índole. Los Estados partes en la Convención, establecieron un mecanismo de examen entre pares para identificar lagunas en las leyes y las prácticas nacionales de lucha contra la corrupción, logro importantísimo que puede ayudar a los gobiernos a poner coto al soborno y a la malversación de fondos públicos.…
Abstract This paper discusses the rationale of social insurance and social insurance institutions as they have emerged and developed in economically mature nations. The aim of the paper is to present discuss experience in a perspective that can be useful for discussions in Latin America. Key issues in system and institution design are identified and discussed, and examined with reference to experience from Sweden. The paper contains three major sections and concludes with some final remarks. The first of these discusses the case for publicly mandated insurance. The second discusses mo…
This past February 8th 2024, Andres Valenciano, Chief of Washington Office, had the opportunity to participate on the Remaking Trade For a Sustainable Future event at Georgetown University Law Center. The event was organized by Center on Inclusive Trade and Development co-led by Jennifer Hillman and Katrin Kuhlmann.…
25 Ago 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 13:05
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Una delegación del Instituto de Investigación Económica Aplicada (IPEA, según sus siglas en portugués) de Brasil visitó el lunes 24 de agosto la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde sostuvo encuentros con sus principales directivos.
La delegación estuvo compuesta por Jessé Souza, Presidente de la entidad, Brand Arenari, Director de Estudios Internacionales, y Patricia Morita, Directora de Planificación. Fueron recibidos por Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL, quien les dio la bienvenida en nombre de esta c…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, January 27, 2022 its annual flagship report entitled Social Panorama of Latin America 2021, which examines the social impact of the crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides the most recent statistics on poverty, inequality and social spending in the region.
The document will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, at a virtual press conference held from Santiago, Chile, at 11 a.m. local time (UTC/GMT -3).
The study also analyzes the prolonged health crisis’s profound …
25 Ago 2015, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 13:05
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Uma delegação do Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) visitou na segunda-feira, 24 de agosto a sede da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago, Chile, onde manteve encontros com seus principais diretores.
A delegação foi composta por Jessé Souza, Presidente da Instituição, Brand Arenari, Diretor de Estudos Internacionais, e Patricia Morita, Chefe da Assessoria de Planejamento. Foram recebidos por Antonio Prado, Secretário-Executivo Adjunto da CEPAL, que lhes deu as boas-vindas em nome desta Comissão Regional da ONU.
Os representantes do IPEA tiv…