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27 June 2024 | News

ECLAC: Recognizing and Measuring the Multiple Dimensions of Social Inequality is Crucial for Achieving Sustainable Development
Today marked the end of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development organized by ECLAC, in which authorities and specialists analyzed the links between social protection and inequality.
25 June 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC Calls for Comprehensive Policies to Address the Trap of High Inequality and Low Social Mobility in which Latin America and the Caribbean is Caught
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the United Nations regional organization, led today’s inauguration of the Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development on social protection and inequality, in which government officials and internationally renowned specialists are participating.
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10 June 2024 | Announcement

ECLAC’s Fourth Regional Seminar on Social Development Will Take Place on June 25-27, Focused on Social Protection and Inequality
The event seeks to strengthen the design of public policies aimed at reducing inequality and achieving progress on inclusive social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
30 de May de 2024 | Speech

Iniciativa de la Franja y la Ruta y las oportunidades para la transformación productiva de América Latina y el Caribe
Palabras de inauguración de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, en el Seminario Internacional en Estudios de China Contemporánea 2024.
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.
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16 November 2023 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present its Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023 Report
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the United Nations regional organization’s Executive Secretary, will give a press conference on Thursday, November 23 from Santiago, Chile.
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14 November 2023 | News

New Document Analyzes Progress on Implementation of the Priority Measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, 10 Years After its Adoption
The report, prepared by ECLAC with support from UNFPA, was presented to countries in the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
14 November 2023 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms its Commitment to Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development, 10 Years After its Adoption
In the framework of the Fifth Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, countries commemorated the tenth anniversary of the region’s most important intergovernmental agreement in this area.
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17 October 2023 | Announcement

Countries Will Commemorate Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development
This celebration will take place in the framework of the fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Population and Development, which will be held on November 14-15 at ECLAC’s headquarters in Chile.
3 October 2023 | Infographic

Infographic. Diagnosis of structural gaps in Guatemala
Between 1990 and 2020, Guatemala achieved progress in the fight against poverty and inequality; however, there are still important structural, wide and persistent gaps in various social, economic and territorial areas. In addition, the recent pandemic generated by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (COVID-19) and its variants caused one of the deepest economic declines in the past 100 years, generating greater poverty and inequality.
3 October 2023 | Infographic

Infographic. Public expenditure gaps in health and education in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico
Based on this conceptual framework, gaps corresponding to inequalities are identified, either between countries (horizontal) or between social groups or areas in each country (vertical), based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
3 October 2023 | Infographic

Infographic. A proposal for adjusting the measurament of income distribution in El Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica
Aanalysis of socioeconomic inequality that involves studying the distances in access to income between the various social strata based on household income in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala, but adjusting income to the National Accounts in each country.
3 October 2023 | Infographic

Infographic. Diagnosis of structural gaps in the Dominican Republic
Between 1990 and 2019, the Dominican Republic showed progress in the fight against poverty and inequality. However, its current levels are high when compared to countries of similar development in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the world. As a result, there are still important structural gaps, defined as the different expressions of inequality, which are wide and persistent, in different areas and among different groups of people, and this hinders development.
28 September 2023 | Press Release

Ricardo Hausmann Highlighted Relationship between Technology, Knowledge, Productive Development and Inequality, in Keynote Lecture at ECLAC
The prominent economist, Professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, made a special presentation as part of the activities commemorating the 75th anniversary of ECLAC, where he was received by the Commission’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs.
28 de September de 2023 | Speech

Conferencia Magistral de Ricardo Hausmann - 75⁰ Aniversario de la CEPAL
Palabras de bienvenida de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
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25 September 2023 | News

ECLAC Presents Portal of Inequalities in Latin America
The platform uses graphics to clearly visualize the existing gaps and texts that describe the construction of the indicators, their interpretation and the results they yield.
26 de September de 2023 | Speech

Inauguración de la XII reunión de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas
Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL.
19 de July de 2023 | Infographic

Infografía. Acceso a combustibles y tecnologías limpios para cocción de alimentos en Guatemala y Honduras

Guatemala y Honduras se encuentran entre los países de América Latina y el Caribe con mayor nivel de pobreza, con menor proporción de población con dependencia de combustibles y tecnologías limpios y mayor uso de leña. Las estimaciones y estadísticas disponibles muestran que buena parte de la población, particularmente la de zonas rurales, utiliza leña como principal combustible para cocinar. Aunque hay avances en cuanto a la cobertura eléctrica, existe un subconsumo de electricidad, pues a nivel residencial la fuente de energía más utilizada es la leña.
19 de July de 2023 | Infographic

Infografía. Cambio demográfico y brechas de protección social en México, Centroamérica y el Caribe hispano
Se aborda el cambio demográfico en Centroamérica, México y el Caribe hispano, destacando el envejecimiento, para los sistemas de protección social. La importancia de abordar las brechas de protección social reside en su manifestación en términos de cobertura insuficiente, prestaciones inadecuadas o falta de accesibilidad, lo que impide avanzar hacia una protección universal para todos
19 de July de 2023 | Infographic

Infografía. Diagnóstico de las brechas estructurales en República Dominicana: una aproximación sistémica general
Entre 1990 y 2019, la República Dominicana mostró avances en el combate a la pobreza y la desigualdad. Sin embargo, sus niveles actuales son altos si se comparan con países de similar desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe y en el mundo. En consecuencia, subsisten importantes brechas estructurales definidas como las diferentes expresiones de la desigualdad, amplias y persistentes, en diversas áreas y entre diferentes grupos de personas, que obstaculizan el desarrollo.

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