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23 November 2023 | Press Release

Poverty in Latin America Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Reports with an Urgent Call for Progress on Labour Inclusion
Despite this improvement in the indicators, more than 180 million people in the region do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and 70 million of them lack the income needed to acquire a basic food basket, the Commission warns in its report Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023.
30 August 2022 | Press Release

Making Progress on Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean is More Urgent than Ever
Government authorities, international officials and specialists participated in the opening session of the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development, organized virtually by ECLAC in collaboration with various institutions.
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25 August 2022 | Announcement

Authorities and Specialists Will Debate Virtually about Social Security Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
On August 30-September 1, the Second Regional Seminar on Social Development will take place online, organized by ECLAC in collaboration with various institutions.
25 January 2022 | Press Release

Extreme Poverty in the Region Rises to 86 Million in 2021 due to the Deepening of the Social and Health Crisis Prompted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
In its annual report Social Panorama of Latin America, ECLAC estimates that the number of people living in extreme poverty rose by around 5 million between 2020 and 2021. The United Nations organization calls for moving towards universal, comprehensive, sustainable and resilient social protection systems.
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11 October 2021 | Announcement

PAHO and ECLAC Present Joint Report on the Prolonged COVID-19 Health Crisis and Its Impact on Health, the Economy, and Social Development
The virtual launch will take place on Thursday 14 October at 10 am DC Time (EST) / 11.00 am Santiago of Chile.
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8 October 2021 | News

The COVID-19 crisis has reaffirmed the importance of harnessing technological advances and exposing territorial inequalities to promote decent jobs in Latin America, underlined specialists at an event on informal labor
An international seminar organized by ECLAC on October 6-7 announced the key findings of a project financed by the United Nations Development Account.
9 June 2020 | Press Release

Building Back Better after COVID-19 Necessitates Doing So with Equality and Sustainability: ECLAC
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level international event on inequalities and the informal economy during and after the pandemic.
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11 May 2020 | Announcement

New Report by ECLAC Will Address the Social Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Latin American and Caribbean Countries
The organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document at a virtual press conference tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12, from the institution’s central headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
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25 June 2018 | News

Public Officials from Uruguay Receive Training on National Accounts and Social Outlays
The course was organized by ECLAC’s office in Montevideo, in the framework of an agreement with that country’s Ministry of Social Development.
20 December 2017 | Press Release

Poverty Increased in 2016 in Latin America and Reached 30.7% of the Population, a Percentage Seen Holding Steady in 2017
In Mexico today ECLAC launched its report Social Panorama 2017, which includes an update to the methodology used to estimate monetary poverty in the region.
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18 December 2017 | Announcement

In a New Report, ECLAC Analyses Trends in Regional Poverty and the Situation of the Pension Systems in Latin America
The United Nations organization will unveil its report Social Panorama 2017 at a press conference in Mexico on Wednesday 20 December.
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12 December 2017 | News

ECLAC Studies Effects of Law for More Flexible Access to Retirement Pensions in Uruguay
Commission prepared two studies, thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Center for Fiscal Studies.
14 de August de 2017 | Fact sheet

Los sistemas de protección social, la redistribución y el crecimiento en América Latina
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 122, agosto de 2017. Autores: José Antonio Ocampo y Natalie Gómez-Arteaga
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20 June 2016 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Analyze Social Institutionality for Universal Protection, Response to Situations of Emergency and Measurement of Spending in Three Events
The seminars, which will take place in June and July, are organized jointly with the Governments of Chile and Ecuador, with the support of the German cooperation.
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11 de August de 2015 | News

Nuevo libro de la CEPAL aborda avances de la protección social en América Latina
Publicación se presenta en seminario en la sede del organismo de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile.
17 de February de 2015 | Infographic

Derechos a la alimentación, a la vivienda y a la seguridad social
En América Latina y el Caribe se destaca el balance positivo en cuanto a la lucha contra la desnutrición y el acceso a una vivienda digna. Sin embargo, la evidencia empírica sobre la cobertura de seguridad social en la población infantil es escasa y presenta varios déficits. Esta infografía es parte de una serie producida por la CEPAL y UNICEF sobre los derechos de la infancia.
20 de June de 2014 | Statement

Día Mundial de los Refugiados
"Rendimos homenaje a la fortaleza y resiliencia de los más de 50 millones de personas de todo el mundo que se han visto obligadas a huir a causa de las guerras, las persecuciones y los abusos de los derechos humanos", dice Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas.
3 de June de 2014 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena y ministra Villegas abogan por impulsar un sistema de protección social con enfoque en derechos
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL y la titular del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de Chile, María Fernanda Villegas, inauguraron hoy un seminario sobre protección social.
10 December 2013 | Statement

Human Rights Day
This year's observance marks 20 years since the adoption by the World Conference on Human Rights of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, remembers in his message the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
29 November 2013 | Statement

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
"This year's observance takes place as Israeli and Palestinian negotiators work together towards the agreed objective of a peaceful, comprehensive settlement on all permanent status issues", Ban Ki-moon says in his message.

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