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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.
18 de December de 2017 | Press Release

Ciudades de América Latina y el Caribe captan el 78% de los inmigrantes y son el origen del 73% de los emigrantes internos de la región
Según artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL, la tradicional migración rural-urbana está siendo reemplazada en la región por la migración entre centros urbanos.
18 de December de 2017 | Fact sheet

Impuesto sobre la renta de las personas físicas y desigualdad de los ingresos en el Ecuador entre 2007 y 2011
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 123, diciembre de 2017. Autora: Liliana Cano.
18 de December de 2017 | Fact sheet

Crecimiento económico y concentración del ingreso: sus efectos en la pobreza del Brasil
Resumen del artículo publicado en Revista CEPAL N° 123, diciembre de 2017. Autores: Jair Andrade Araujo, Emerson Marinho y Guaracyane Lima Campêlo.
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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.
4 December 2017 | Statement

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
On this day, let us remove physical and cultural barriers, build resilient societies and create opportunities that truly leave no one behind, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, says in his message.
1 December 2017 | Press Release

Young People from Region Reaffirm Commitment to Achieving the 2030 Agenda and Overcoming Child Poverty

The Concausa seminar, held at ECLAC, was opened by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
Imagen de los jóvenes en la Feria Mundial Concausa.
30 de November de 2017 | Announcement

Jóvenes de once países de la región presentarán en la CEPAL proyectos para la superación de la pobreza infantil
La Presidenta de Chile, Michelle Bachelet, inaugurará el seminario Concausa organizado por América Solidaria, CEPAL y UNICEF.
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27 November 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena Underscored Potential of Universal, Unconditional Basic Income for Young People in the Region
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary presented the book “Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free society and a Sane Economy,” by Philippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght, at the Guadalajara International Book Fair.
Alicia Bárcena, during her presentation at the international forum held at UNAM's campus in Mexico
15 November 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena Reaffirms Need for a New Development Model at High-level Forum alongside Noam Chomsky and Nobel Prize Winner Mario Molina
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in Mexico City in the international forum “The Siege Upon Civilization: From Wall to Wall,” held at the UNAM’s main campus.
27 October 2017 | Press Release

Countries of the Region Recognize that Reducing the “Social Footprint” of the Current Model is Fundamental for Achieving the 2030 Agenda
The Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC, concluded today in Uruguay.
Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
26 October 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena: “We Must Advance toward a Regional Agenda on Inclusive Social Development on the Road to 2030”

ECLAC’s Executive Secretary presented the document “Linkages between the social and production spheres: Gaps, pillars and challenges” to regional authorities.
25 de October de 2017 | Speech

Inauguración de la Segunda Reunión de la Conferencia Regional de Desarrollo Social de América Latina y el Caribe
Intervención de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
25 October 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: Dual Social and Labor Inclusion is Indispensable for Avoiding Rollbacks
The Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated on Wednesday and will run through Friday, October 27.
23 October 2017 | Press Release

ECLAC: Despite progress, 7 out of every 10 households in Latin America do not reach minimum levels of simultaneous social and labor inclusion
The United Nations regional organization presents a new study in the framework of the Second Meeting of the Regional Conference on Social Development, which begins tomorrow in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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18 October 2017 | Announcement

President of Uruguay Will Inaugurate the Second Meeting of ECLAC’s Regional Conference on Social Development
President Tabaré Vázquez will kick off the gathering that will be held on October 25-27 in Montevideo.
20 September 2017 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: “The Eradication of Poverty is a Moral Imperative for our Societies”
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary moderated a high-level event in New York convened by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her government, in which leaders and authorities from Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines and Spain participated.
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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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