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24 November 2022 | Press Release

Poverty Rates in Latin America Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Warns
The Social Panorama 2022 report projects that 201 million people (32.1% of the region’s total population) live in situations of poverty, with 82 million (13.1%) of them in extreme poverty. The regional organization calls for urgently addressing the silent crisis in education to avert the risk of a lost generation.
12 May 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC Proposes Moving Towards a Basic Income to Help the Most Vulnerable Population Overcome the Coronavirus’s Effects
The organization presented a new report on the social challenges of the crisis stemming from COVID-19. In a context of low growth, a significant increase in poverty, extreme poverty and inequality is foreseen in Latin America and the Caribbean.
15 January 2019 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Remained Steady in 2017, but Extreme Poverty Increased to the Highest Level since 2008, while Inequality has Fallen Notably since 2000
ECLAC released its report Social Panorama 2018 today in Chile, including new revisions to the methodology used by the organization to estimate monetary poverty in the region, as well as new measurements on functional inequality, social spending and double labor and social inclusion.
1 de July de 2014 | Press Release

CEPAL llama a renovar lazos entre la Unión Europea y América Latina y el Caribe
Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia Bárcena, remarcó la necesidad de buscar complementariedades entre ambas regiones.
19 de May de 2014 | Press Release

La CEPAL, la OCDE y la Escuela de Economía de París organizan Foro sobre América Latina y Europa
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, participará en la inauguración del encuentro.
9 de December de 2013 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena llama a cerrar brechas estructurales para reducir la desigualdad y lograr un desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) participó en una reunión organizada por la Iniciativa Global Clinton.