Resolution 729(XXXVII). Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean

Resolución 729(XXXVII). Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe

Resolution 727(XXXVII). Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee

Resolution 732(XXXVII). Review of the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024

Resolución 717(XXXVII). Resolución de La Habana

Resolution 718(XXXVII). ECLAC calendar of conferences for the period 2019-2020

Resolución 718(XXXVII). Calendario de conferencias de la CEPAL para el período 2019-2020

Resolución 730(XXXVII). Comité de Cooperación Sur-Sur

Resolution 731(XXXVII). Seventieth anniversary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Resolución 731(XXXVII). Septuagésimo aniversario de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe

Resolución 733(XXXVII). Fondo Fiduciario del Foro de Cooperación América Latina-Asia del Este.

Resolution 733(XXXVII). Forum for East Asia and Latin America Cooperation Trust Fund

Resolution 717(XXXVII). Havana Resolution

Closing the gap: A model for estimating the cost of eradicating stunting and micronutrient deficiencies

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the World Food Programme (WFP), both agencies of the United Nations System, have agreed to carry out a study to estimate the costs related to adopting more effective actions to fight stunting and micronutrient deficiencies in vulnerable populations. This document proposes a methodology for performing this analysis that can be replicated in various countries in the region.…

La construcción de un sistema de protección social adecuado a la infancia en el Perú: oportunidades y retos

Este estudio tiene como objetivo proveer elementos de análisis para el fortalecimiento de un sistema de protección social en el Perú, relevando su rol potencial en la reducción de la vulnerabilidad y pobreza en los niños, niñas y adolescentes.…

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…

Launch of the report Social Panorama of Latin America 2017

Lanzamiento informe Panorama Social de América Latina 2017

Panorama Social de América Latina 2017

Poverty Increased in 2016 in Latin America and Reached 30.7% of the Population, a Percentage Seen Holding Steady in 2017

Poverty and extreme poverty levels rose in Latin America as a regional average in 2015 and 2016, after more than a decade of declines in the majority of countries, while in 2017 they are expected to hold steady, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said today. In 2014, 28.5% of the region’s population was in situations of poverty (168 million people), a percentage that increased to 29.8% in 2015 (178 million) and to 30.7% in 2016 (186 million people). Extreme poverty, meanwhile, rose from 8.2% in 2014 (48 million people) to 10% in 2016 (61 million people). Despit…