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24 March 2021 | Press Release

2020 Edition of ECLAC’s Statistical Yearbook Offers a Set of Statistics on Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The latest version of this flagship publication by the United Nations regional commission presents a selection of indicators and statistics on the social, economic and environmental situation of the region’s countries.
18 March 2021 | Press Release

New Report Analyzes the Socioeconomic Repercussions of COVID-19 in the Caribbean and the Urgency of Moving Towards a Systemic Approach to Disaster Risk
In a special joint report, ECLAC and UNDRR address challenges, opportunities and recommendations for moving towards a risk-informed recovery and development model in the Caribbean.
18 March 2021 | Press Release

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Commit to Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Building Forward Better
At the conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries on Sustainable Development, government representatives reaffirmed the dire urgency of building fair, sustainable societies that would tackle inequality and guarantee citizenship and rights, and of acting together as a region to ensure access to vaccines for the entire population.
16 March 2021 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Stress the Urgency of Equitable Vaccination and a Transformative Recovery to Build a Better World in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda
The fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today by high-level authorities who called urgently for reinvigorating the regional response to the pandemic.
15 March 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC’s Associate Member Countries Call for Cooperation and Support towards a Resilient COVID-19 Recovery and Readvancing the 2030 Agenda
The “High-level meeting on the challenges faced by Associate Members of ECLAC in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” was held ahead of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2021.
11 March 2021 | Press Release

The Pandemic is Prompting Higher Debt Levels in the Region’s Countries and Jeopardizing a Sustainable Rebuilding with Equality
In a new special report on COVID-19, ECLAC proposes five policy actions to address the challenges that the financing for development agenda poses in the short, medium and long term.
4 March 2021 | Press Release

Pandemic Prompts Rise in Poverty to Levels Unprecedented in Recent Decades and Sharply Affects Inequality and Employment
In a new annual report, ECLAC estimates that the total number of poor people rose to 209 million by the end of 2020, which is 22 million more people than in the previous year. In addition, it calls for creating a new welfare state.