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27 December 2010 | Press Release

Conditional Transfer Programmes Benefit Over 100 Million People in the Region

Brazil has the largest number of beneficiaries, followed by Mexico and Colombia.

1 December 2010 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Fell in 2010 and Returns to the Pre-Crisis Trend

Thanks to the region's economic recovery, the number of poor people will fall to the same levels as in 2008 (180 million inhabitants).

25 November 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Assesses the Impact of the Economic Recovery on Poverty in the Region

The Social Panorama, which proposes long-term policies to tackle inequality, will be presented by the Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, in Chile on 30 November.

11 November 2010 | Press Release

Poverty Among the Rural Population in the Region Increases their Vulnerability to Climate Change

Experts stress the need for adaptation and mitigation measures for agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.

11 de November de 2010 | Press Release

El trabajo decente es clave para derrotar la pobreza rural

FAO, CEPAL y OIT unen esfuerzos para apoyar a los países a enfrentar la precariedad del mercado de trabajo en América Latina. Pese al boom agrícola, más de la mitad de la población rural es pobre, señala informe de las tres agencias de Naciones Unidas.

3 August 2010 | Press Release

MERCOSUR Presidents Support "Time For Equality"

The Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, stressed that the countercyclical policies adopted by countries in the bloc helped mitigate the social costs of the crisis.

22 June 2010 | Press Release

Almost 63% of Children and Adolescents in the Region Suffer some Type of Poverty

A study conducted by ECLAC and UNICEF included the non-compliance of basic rights and economic and social deprivations to measure child poverty.

16 June 2010 | Press Release

ECLAC Launches Book on the Socio-economic Perceptions and Realities in the Region

The publication outlines the results of a pioneering study carried out with Latinobarómetro on the relationship between the region's economic conditions and people's expectations.

13 May 2010 | Press Release

Seminar to Address Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

The meeting will focus on proposals to measure poverty incorporating non-material aspects, such as the deprivation of capabilities and lack of access to basic rights.

13 May 2010 | Press Release

Prioritizing Equality and Redefining Poverty is Imperative for a New Development Model

Experts discuss proposals for measuring poverty beyond income levels, including aspects like access to basic rights and the loss of freedoms.

20 April 2010 | Press Release

Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas Opens Meeting

Nineteen countries analyze the development of statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean.

30 March 2010 | Press Release

Poverty and Inequality Make Democracy More Fragile

During a lecture at ECLAC, José Miguel Insulza stressed that tax and labor reforms in the region have been insufficient to improve the distribution of wealth.

25 March 2010 | Press Release

Earthquake pushed Haiti's poverty levels back more than a decade but opens the way to rebuild better

Disaster assessment, development trends and vulnerabilities of small island States were examined during the 23rd Session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee.

1 March 2010 | Press Release

Experts to Discuss Multidimensional Poverty Measurement

The meeting will focus on proposals to measure poverty incorporating non-material aspects, such as the deprivation of capabilities and lack of access to basic rights.

2 February 2010 | Press Release

"The region should bet on a long-term social protection system"

The Executive Secretary of ECLAC presented the report "Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2009" at the headquarters of the Ibero-American General Secretariat.