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.
"Science offers many answers to shared threats and many innovations that can help us seize common opportunities", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in his message.