Autoridades, funcionarios de las Naciones Unidas y representantes de la sociedad civil pidieron brindar apoyo urgente a los países del Caribe para que puedan avanzar en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 en un contexto de gran debilidad financiera producto de la pandemia del COVID-19 y de los impactos de los desastres naturales, entre otros factores, durante una sesión de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
El panel titulado Construir un futuro mejor en el Caribe: temas clave para…
Autoridades, funcionários das Nações Unidas e representantes da sociedade civil solicitaram que se preste apoio urgente aos países do Caribe para que possam avançar no cumprimento dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da Agenda 2030 num contexto de grande debilidade financeira devido à pandemia de COVID-19 e aos impactos dos desastres naturais, entre outros fatores, durante uma sessão da Quarta Reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
O painel Construir um futuro melhor no Caribe: temas-chave para a implementação da Agenda 2030 n…
Participants in the debates taking place on the second day of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, which is being held virtually under the Presidency of Costa Rica, posed the need to close the financial, climatic and health asymmetries present in the world today, to guarantee financing for development, and to create global public goods – including an equitable vaccine against COVID-19 – in order to move towards a transformative recovery in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
During Panel 1: Health and…
Participantes en los debates del segundo día de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, que se celebra de forma virtual bajo la Presidencia de Costa Rica, plantearon la necesidad de cerrar las actuales asimetrías financieras, climáticas y sanitarias presentes en el mundo, garantizar financiamiento para el desarrollo y crear bienes públicos globales -entre ellos una vacunación equitativa contra el COVID-19- para avanzar hacia una recuperación transformadora en línea con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
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Os participantes dos debates do segundo dia da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que está sendo realizado de forma virtual sob a Presidência da Costa Rica, propuseram a necessidade de fechar as atuais assimetrias financeiras, climáticas e sanitárias presentes no mundo, garantir o financiamento para o desenvolvimento e criar bens públicos globais - entre eles uma vacinação equitativa contra a COVID-19 - para avançar em direção a uma recuperação transformadora em linha com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
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Latin American and Caribbean countries affirmed their commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to a transformative recovery that would place equality at the center of development in order to build a better world, and they called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially regarding equitable access to vaccines, during today’s inauguration of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
The event, being held virtually for the first time in history, brings together m…
Los países de América Latina y el Caribe refrendaron hoy su compromiso con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y con una recuperación transformadora, que ponga a la igualdad en el centro del desarrollo para construir un mundo mejor, e hicieron un llamado urgente a revigorizar la respuesta regional ante la pandemia del COVID-19, especialmente el acceso equitativo a vacunas, durante la inauguración de la cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible.
El evento, que por primera vez en su historia se realiza de manera virtual, reúne en …
Os países da América Latina e do Caribe reafirmaram hoje seu compromisso com a Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e com uma recuperação transformadora, que coloca a igualdade no centro do desenvolvimento para construir um mundo melhor, e fizeram um chamado urgente para revigorar a resposta regional à pandemia da COVID-19, especialmente o acesso equitativo às vacinas, durante a inauguração da quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável.
O evento, que pela primeira vez é realizado de forma virtual, reúne mais de 1.200 represent…
This edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America examines the social impact of an unprecedented crisis. The effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have spread to all areas of human life, altering the way we interact, crippling economies and bringing about profound changes in societies. The pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated the major structural gaps in the region, and it is clear that the costs of inequality have become unsustainable and that it is necessary to rebuild with equality and sustainability, aiming for the creation of a true welfare state, long overdue in t…
En esta edición del Panorama Social de América Latina se refleja el impacto social de una crisis sin precedentes. Los efectos de la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) se han extendido a todos los ámbitos de la vida humana, alterando la manera en que nos relacionamos, paralizando las economías y generando cambios profundos en las sociedades. La pandemia ha evidenciado y exacerbado las grandes brechas estructurales de la región y los costos de la desigualdad se han vuelto insostenibles. Por ello, es necesario reconstruir con igualdad y sostenibilidad, apuntando a la creación de un…
No contexto atual de múltiplas crises por causa da pandemia de COVID-19 (doença causada pelo novo coronavírus), o Compromisso de Santiago, adotado pelos Estados membros da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) na XIV Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe em 2020, adquire especial relevância como ferramenta regional para abordar as causas estruturais da desigualdade de gênero e adotar políticas de resposta à pandemia no curto, médio e longo prazo. No Compromisso de Santiago os governos da região decidiram implementar políticas anticíclicas sensí…
The health and socioeconomic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the countries of Latin America hard and laid bare the profound inequities about which numerous international, regional and national reports have sounded warnings in recent decades. In this context, the historical political and economic exclusion and marginalization of the more than 800 indigenous peoples in the region has been accentuated as a result of insufficient State responses to the crisis, which have not adequately considered the collective rights of these peoples and have had little cultural relevance.
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In the current context of multiple crises caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Santiago Commitment, adopted by the member States of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at the fourteenth session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020,2 is particularly relevant as a regional tool to address the structural causes of gender inequality and to foster policies to respond to the pandemic in the short, medium and long term. In the Santiago Commitment, the governments of the region agreed to implement gender-se…
En el contexto actual de múltiples crisis a causa de la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), el Compromiso de Santiago1, adoptado por los Estados miembros de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en la XIV Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe en 2020, cobra especial relevancia como herramienta regional para abordar las causas estructurales de la desigualdad de género e impulsar políticas de respuesta a la pandemia a corto, mediano y largo plazo. En el Compromiso de Santiago los Gobiernos de la región acordaron implementar polít…
The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean calls for sustained efforts to control these diseases and their risk factors. Such efforts are envisaged in several global, regional and national frameworks that exist to address the problem of NCDs, including the disease and economic burdens that they pose to countries around the world. In the Caribbean, the Heads of Government have long articulated the relationship between health and development, a position that aligns well with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s commitments to ensure that individuals fulfil …
This edition of the Demographic Observatory analyses the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on mortality in the countries of the region. In addition, by means of a simulation exercise based on different scenarios of COVID-19 prevalence rates, it estimates the impact of COVID-19-related deaths on life expectancy at birth for the 38 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The information used to prepare this edition of the Demographic Observatory corresponds to official information on deaths and causes of death available at 31 October 2020, as well as population …
En esta edición del Observatorio Demográfico se analiza el impacto de la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en la mortalidad de los países de la región a partir de las fuentes de información nacionales de defunciones de los registros civiles y de los sistemas de información de salud disponibles. Además, mediante un ejercicio de simulación con distintos escenarios de tasas de prevalencia del COVID-19, se estima el impacto de las muertes asociadas a esta enfermedad en la esperanza de vida al nacer de los 38 países y territorios de América Latina y el Caribe.
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The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has not only been sudden but has required significant re-adjustment on the part of world economies with far-reaching effects anticipated in the short to medium term. For vulnerable Caribbean economies already challenged by high debt service payments, external support is needed to fill the resource gap.
The objective of this report is to assess the impact of the pandemic imposed restrictions across six critical sectors and to provide policy recommendations to ensure a swift recovery and make a case for greater external concessional financial support to the…
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