“Declaración de Cuenca” reafirma el compromiso regional con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

Cuenca, Ecuador, 30 septiembre 2022– Más de 550 asistentes y 30 representantes de gobiernos de 25 países se reunieron los días 29 y 30 en el XIV Foro Ministerial sobre Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe bajo el tema: “Recalibrando… Cómo retomar el camino hacia los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)”, organizado por el Gobierno de Ecuador, el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). El Foro fue un espacio de diálogos de alto nivel sobre cómo retomar el camino a los ODS, organizados en mesas sobre gober…

Líderes de América Latina y el Caribe analizan cómo recalibrar el camino hacia los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en la región

29 de septiembre de 2022, Cuenca, Ecuador - En un contexto de mayor incertidumbre, en que la región continúa sintiendo los efectos de la pandemia del COVID-19 y de conflictos geopolíticos, se inicia hoy el XIV Foro Ministerial sobre Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe: “Recalibrando… Cómo retomar el camino hacia los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)”, un esfuerzo por analizar cómo a través de la protección social, la gobernanza efectiva y el financiamiento para el desarrollo se puede volver a la senda de los ODS en la región. En el marco del Foro se realiza la Quinta Reunión …

Líderes de América Latina y el Caribe analizan el desarrollo en la región más allá de la respuesta y recuperación del COVID-19

12 de enero de 2021, Nueva York, EE. UU. - Hoy es el inicio del XII Foro Ministerial para el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe, una reunión virtual de tres días en la que expertos mundiales y regionales en desarrollo sostenible y altos funcionarios de gobierno se reúnen para discutir el camino a seguir para el desarrollo en la región, más allá de la respuesta y recuperación de la crisis por el COVID-19. El Foro Ministerial de 2020, “Más allá de la recuperación. Hacia un nuevo contrato social para ALC” se centrará en tres áreas críticas para que el desarrollo avance: sistemas fiscales y…

La CEPAL y el Gobierno de Ciudad de México llaman a universalizar los derechos de las personas mayores

Ver galería de fotos (3 de junio, 2014) La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, y el Jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, Miguel Ángel Mancera, llamaron hoy a universalizar los derechos de las personas mayores durante la inauguración de un foro internacional sobre esta materia que se celebrará hasta el 6 de junio en la capital mexicana. En la apertura del encuentro, denominado Segundo foro internacional sobre los derechos humanos de las personas mayores, participó también Rosa Icela Rodríguez, Secretaria de Desarrollo…

Inequality in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean: Gap analysis and overcoming strategies. Volume 1

In this book, those who search for an equitable and sustainable future will find a valuable collection of methodological proposals, case analyses and recommendations for varied aspects of development. This book is an indispensable tool for decision-makers, researchers, development professionals and anyone interested in inequality issues. When diving into its pages, readers will discover a comprehensive approach based on evidence and endorsed by the experience and knowledge of experts. The book addresses topics ranging from poverty and income inequality to social protection, agriculture, energy…

Inequality in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean: Gap analysis and overcoming strategies. Volume 2

In this book, those who search for an equitable and sustainable future will find a valuable collection of methodological proposals, case analyses and recommendations for varied aspects of development. This book is an indispensable tool for decision-makers, researchers, development professionals and anyone interested in inequality issues. When diving into its pages, readers will discover a comprehensive approach based on evidence and endorsed by the experience and knowledge of experts. The book addresses topics ranging from poverty and income inequality to social protection, agriculture, energy…

Fiscal policy and social protection

The inadequacies of social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean reveal a clear need for more active fiscal policies in this area. Although economic growth and decent employment are indispensable preconditions for social progress, the need for financing from public expenditure is ineluctable in the medium term. The present article examines three ways of achieving this objective. The first is to close the tax gap, since the fiscal burden is low in most Latin American and Caribbean countries. The second is to construct budgeting systems capable of removing rigidities and reallocating pub…

Gender review and assessment of HIV

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean in collaboration with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Caribbean Office is reviewing gender issues in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) programmes and projects being developed or implemented in the Caribbean subregion. The main objective of this review, of which this report is one component, is to assist in developing a programme for combating HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean within the context of their mandate to provide technic…

Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL se reunió con el Presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León

En el marco de su visita oficial al país, el Secretario Ejecutivo de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, se reunió hoy en Ciudad de Guatemala con el Presidente de la República de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, encuentro en el que dialogaron sobre la agenda actual de cooperación entre el Gobierno y el organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas y exploraron áreas de colaboración para el desarrollo de esta nación centroamericana. La CEPAL ha enfatizado la importancia de que los países de América Latina y el Caribe dinamicen su crecimi…

Relator Especial de la ONU Philip Alston se reunió con funcionarios de la CEPAL

El Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre la extrema pobreza y los derechos humanos, Philip Alston, visitó hoy la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, donde sostuvo reuniones con diversos funcionarios del organismo regional. Philip Alston, de nacionalidad australiana, fue recibido por el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto, Antonio Prado, en representación de la Secretaria Ejecutiva, Alicia Bárcena, y su agenda incluyó reuniones con expertos de la CEPAL en temas de pobreza, desigualdad, educación y protección social. La CEPAL es una de las c…

O Secretário Executivo da CEPAL se reuniu com o Presidente da Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León

No contexto de sua visita oficial ao país, o Secretário Executivo da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, se reuniu hoje na Cidade da Guatemala com o Presidente da República da Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León; nesse encontro dialogaram sobre a agenda atual de cooperação entre o governo e o organismo regional das Nações Unidas e exploraram áreas de colaboração para o desenvolvimento dessa nação centro-americana. A CEPAL enfatizou a importância de que os países da América Latina e do Caribe dinamizem seu crescimento e o tornem mais inclu…

United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston Meets with ECLAC Officials

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, visited today the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he had meetings with various officials from the regional organization. Alston, an Australian, was welcomed by ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. His agenda included meetings with ECLAC’s experts on poverty, inequality, education and social protection. ECLAC is one of the five United Nations regional commissions…

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Met with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León

In the framework of his official visit to the country, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, met today in Guatemala City with the President of the Republic of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo de León, where they discussed the current cooperation agenda between the Government and the United Nations regional organization and explored areas of collaboration for the Central American nation’s development. ECLAC has stressed the importance of Latin American and Caribbean countries invigorating their growth and making…

ECLAC Will Release New Figures on Poverty, Inequality and Social Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Tuesday, November 12 its flagship annual report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2024: The challenges of non-contributory social protection in advancing towards inclusive social development, which includes the latest data available on poverty, income inequality and social spending in the region. This year’s central theme is non-contributory social protection. The main conclusions of the document – comprising four chapters – will be presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, ECLAC’s Executive …

Evaluation of Development Account Project 06/07 H. Implications of macroeconomic policy, external shocks and social protection systems for poverty, inequality and social vulnerability in Latin America and the Caribbean. Final evaluation report

Toward a system of basic cash transfers for children and older persons: An estimation of efforts, impacts and possibilities in Latin America

Este documento se propone realizar una estimación de los costos e impactos de extender la cobertura y mejorar la calidad en materia de transferencias monetarias a los adultos mayores y a las familias con hijos menores de edad para los países de América Latina y el Caribe.…

The Latin American experience in pension system reform: coverage, fiscal issues and possible implications for China

In the past two decades, Latin American countries reformed their pension systems focusing mainly on addressing the weaknesses of the contributory schemes - fiscal unsustainability, low coverage levels and a high degree of segmentation- and barely addressed the non-contributory element. The reform experiences show however that the intended reforms did not manage to meet their objectives. Firstly, to this day, a large proportion of the population remains inadequately covered by the contributory system. Secondly, the fiscal performance and outcome of the reform was worse than originally planned. …

Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean

In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, …

Pension and income transfers for old age: Inter- and intra-generational distribution in comparative perspective

This document provides a world comparative analysis regarding the design and reform of pension systems in order to improve coverage, equality and sustainability. It looks at how pension systems, rules and financing affect coverage, sufficiency, and distribution as well as fiscal and intergenerational sustainability and equality.…

Confronting inequality: Social protection for families and early childhood through monetary transfers and care worldwide

This paper analyzes social protection policies for families and early childhood focusing on three main policies: family allowances and other types of monetary transfers for families with children, work leaves and early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies worldwide. It analyzes the design and reform of policies which protect families with children and early childhood comparing Latin America with other regions in the world. This analysis not only includes the basic description of these policies and its main features worldwide and across regions, but also pays attention to how these poli…