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18 March 2019 | News

Profound Changes in Demographic Dynamics Will Have Consequences for Public Policies, ECLAC Warns
The First Regional Report on the Implementation of the Montevideo Consensus describes the region’s progress and challenges with regard to population and development.
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14 March 2019 | News

Rights-based Approach is Essential for Addressing the Ageing of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Population
A new publication by ECLAC warns that population ageing in the region is taking place in a scenario marked by inequality and poverty.
27 February 2019 | Press Release

ECLAC: Social, Economic and Cultural Impact of Migration is Distinctly Positive for Countries of Origin and Destination

Alicia Bárcena, the regional organization’s Executive Secretary, spoke today during a high-level debate on international migration and development held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Prior to that, she participated in a meeting of ECLAC’s Committee of the Whole.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, durante la reunión efectuada en Nueva York
26 February 2019 | News

ECLAC’S Executive Secretary Calls on the UN System to Address the Fundamental Causes of Migration
Alicia Bárcena moderated a high-level panel during an expert symposium on migration and development in New York.
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.
Banner del número 107 de las Notas de Población.
4 de January de 2019 | News

Revista de población de la CEPAL examina en su nueva edición temáticas vinculadas a fronteras, migración internacional, nupcialidad y fecundidad
El número 107 de Notas de Población está disponible para su descarga gratuita en el sitio web de la comisión regional de las Naciones Unidas.
Fotografía del panel de la conferencia.
11 December 2018 | News

Young People Under 24 from Rural Areas Constitute the Greater Part of Emigration from Northern Central America
In Marrakech today, ECLAC and FAO presented a document that examines the main causes and salient characteristics of the migratory phenomenon in countries of the subregion.
11 December 2018 | Press Release

The Global Compact is a Historic Opportunity to Recognize the Triad of Rights, Development and Migration: ECLAC
Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, participated today in the plenary debate of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in her capacity as representative of the United Nations regional commissions.
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11 December 2018 | Announcement

ECLAC and FAO will present in Marrakech the Atlas of Migration in Northern Central America

The report, which analyzes the main characteristics of migration in the countries of the region, will be presented today at a press conference in the frame of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration.
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11 December 2018 | News

ECLAC Participates in Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration in Marrakech
Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary, spoke on various panels during the two-day global gathering. On Sunday, December 9, meanwhile, she led a side event organized by the five United Nations regional commissions.
La Secretaria EjecutIva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, durante su presentación.
10 December 2018 | News

Understanding and Addressing Regional Dimensions is Crucial for Guaranteeing Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated today in the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration, being held in Marrakech.
10 December 2018 | Press Release

Foreign Ministers of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico Presented Comprehensive Development Plan in the Framework of the Conference on the Global Compact for Migration
The regional initiative will change the paradigm of migration, development and cooperation between northern Central America and Mexico, under ECLAC’s auspices.
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10 December 2018 | News

New Public Policies Are Proposed to Eradicate Racism and Discrimination in Guatemala
The study, requested to ECLAC by the Presidential Commission on Discrimination and Racism against the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala (CODISRA), offers recommendations that would allow for moving toward social equality while also promoting cultural diversity.
9 December 2018 | Press Release

Global Compact for Migration Provides a Framework of Non-Binding Shared Principles to Confront an Inherently Cross-Border Issue: Alicia Bárcena
At the start of her participation in the Intergovernmental Conference for Migration that is being held in Marrakech, Morocco, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary addressed the global agreement’s relevance from a regional perspective.
7 December 2018 | Op-ed

Latin America and the Caribbean vis-à-vis the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
Banner notas de población.
2 de November de 2018 | News

CEPAL abre nueva convocatoria para la presentación de artículos académicos en temas de población
Hasta el 15 de enero de 2019 se podrán enviar contribuciones para el número 108 de la revista Notas de Población, publicación que edita el Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía (CELADE)-División de Población del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas.
Fotografía de los participantes en la reunión.
2 de November de 2018 | News

Representantes de 12 países de la región participaron en reunión de expertos sobre envejecimiento y derechos de las personas mayores
El encuentro, organizado por la CEPAL y el Consejo Nacional de la Persona Adulta Mayor de Costa Rica, abordó el fortalecimiento de la capacidad nacional de los países de Centroamérica y México para la incorporación de los asuntos de las personas mayores en la implementación y seguimiento de la Agenda 2030.
28 de August de 2018 | Fact sheet

Desigualdad horizontal y discriminación étnica en cuatro países latinoamericanos
Hoja informativa con un resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 125, agosto de 2018. Autora: Alicia Puyana.
28 de August de 2018 | Press Release

Nueva edición de Revista CEPAL incluye estudios sobre los ODS y la discriminación étnica en varios países, entre otros temas
Publicación académica contiene artículos sobre investigaciones relacionadas con Brasil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, México y Perú, además de un suplemento especial conmemorativo de los 70 años de la CEPAL, que recopila material inédito de Raúl Prebisch.
9 August 2018 | Press Release

Latin America and the Caribbean Reaffirms the Montevideo Consensus as the Road Map for Action on Population and Development Matters
The third session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today in Lima, Peru.

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