Social Panorama of Latin Amerca 2020

4 March 2021 | Presentation

Work area(s)

Social development Statistics Gender affairs

Topic(s)

COVID-19 Gender equality Poverty Employment Inequality Income distribution Social investment/spending Social policies and programmes Social statistics Social stratification and mobility

Presentation by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.

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  • Latin America

Presentation country

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Presentation city

Santiago, Chile

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  • prensa@cepal.org
  • (56 2) 2210 2040
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