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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.
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4 September 2017 | News

Countries Will Analyze Policies to Strengthen Links between Social and Productive Spheres with a View to Overcoming Poverty and Inequality
The Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, will be held on October 25-27, 2017 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Imagem do seminário sobre proteção social que abrió a série de três diálogos nacionais preparatórios da Conferência Regional.
4 September 2017 | News

National Dialogues Pave the Way for the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development
The government of Uruguay, with support from the United Nations System, organized a series of gatherings in preparation for the ECLAC event that will take place in late October in Montevideo.
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14 June 2017 | News

New Database on Social Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean is Now Available
The tool was developed by ECLAC in collaboration with countries of the region.
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14 June 2017 | News

ECLAC Promotes a Life Cycle Approach to End Inequalities Determined by People’s Age
In its Social Panorama of Latin America 2016 report, the regional body identifies diverse structural gaps in childhood and adolescence, youth, adulthood and old age.
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14 June 2017 | News

ECLAC Study Analyses Increase in Sickness Benefit Applications in Uruguay
The project was carried out under an agreement between the regional organization and the Uruguayan Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
30 May 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: High Levels of Inequality in Latin America Constitute an Obstacle to Sustainable Development
This is a structural phenomenon that manifests itself via multiple vicious circuits, according to the Social Panorama 2016 annual report released today.
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24 May 2017 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Social Panorama of Latin America 2016
The United Nations regional commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a press conference on May 30 in Santiago, Chile.
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28 November 2016 | News

Rural Women Benefit from ECLAC Sensitization Seminar on Gender-Based Violence
Women in rural communities in Trinidad and Tobago benefitted from a sensitization seminar on gender-based violence, held in recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, celebrated each year on 25 November.
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Empowering the 40% of Young Latin Americans Not in Formal Jobs, Education or Training could Spark New Growth Engines
OECD, ECLAC and CAF launched the latest Latin American Economic Outlook report.
1 September 2016 | Op-ed

Inclusive Social Development is Key to Overcoming Poverty and Reducing Inequalities
Opinion column by Laís Abramo, Director of ECLAC’s Social Development Division (published in ECLAC Notes N⁰ 89, September 2016).
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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.
27 May 2016 | Press Release

Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Region Highlight Relevance of ECLAC’s Proposals at the End of its Biennial Meeting in Mexico
Authorities praised the proposals of the Commission’s document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” and acclaimed the establishment of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development.
26 May 2016 | Press Release

A Renewed Equation between State, Market and Society is Needed to Build a New Development Pattern in the Region
Authorities and scholars highlighted ECLAC’s proposal contained in the document “Horizons 2030: Equality at the Centre of Sustainable Development,” which was presented today in Mexico by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary.
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21 April 2016 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present in Mexico Reflection on Future Development of Latin America and the Caribbean in Light of the 2030 Agenda
The United Nations’ organization will celebrate its thirty-sixth session on May 23-27.
22 March 2016 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Protecting Progress and Preventing Social Rollbacks in Light of Potential Increase in Regional Poverty
According to projections by the United Nations regional organization, 175 million people were living in situations of poverty in late 2015 in Latin America.
Portada de informe Panorama Social 2015.
17 March 2016 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Social Panorama of Latin America 2015
The regional Commission’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will hold a press conference on Tuesday 22 March in Santiago, Chile.
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1 March 2016 | Announcement

Mexico Will Be the Venue of ECLAC’s Most Important Gathering
Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, signed an agreement regarding the organization’s thirty-sixth session, which will be held on May 23-27.
2 November 2015 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Redoubling Efforts to Combat Poverty and Inequality in a Scenario of Deceleration
A new study by the United Nations regional organization highlights the importance of creating productive and decent jobs, since wage income represents 80% of total household income on average in the region.

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