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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

For the fifth time, the countries of the region are convening in the framework of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development. On each occasion, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has presented a report on regional progress and challenges in relation to the 2030 Agenda for ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared on 11 March 2020, in Latin America and the Caribbean, as in other world regions, it has been necessary to address a rise in gender-based violence against women and girls, which has been aggravated by the lockdown measures, physical distancing and mobility restrictions that have left women more isolated from ...

El COVID-19 ha puesto sobre el tapete la necesidad de abordar la problemática del financiamiento para el desarrollo de los países de ingreso medio, que se ha caracterizado por la creciente disociación entre el ingreso per cápita y la capacidad de movilizar recursos internos y externos, así como por la desconexión entre las necesidades económicas y ...

COVID-19 has brought to the fore the need to address the problem of financing for development in middle-income countries, which has been characterized by the increasing decoupling of per capita income and the ability to mobilize domestic and external resources, and the disconnect between economic and social needs and the response of multilateral ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world’s economic order and global public health. Social distancing measures to curb the spread of the virus created significant challenges for global economic activity. Sectors such as tourism virtually shut down. The economy of The Bahamas is heavily reliant on tourism, which accounts for approximately 50% of ...

This document, presented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to its member States at its thirty-eighth session, argues that Latin America and the Caribbean is in a position to move towards a “big push for sustainability” through a combination of economic, industrial, social and environmental policies capable of ...

The construction of comprehensive care systems is a fundamental factor in achieving the empowerment of women and gender equality, and it is a key element in socioeconomic recovery in that it creates jobs both directly and indirectly and enables other sectors of the economy to function adequately. For these reasons, UN Women and ECLAC are calling for ...

No contexto atual de múltiplas crises por causa da pandemia de COVID-19 (doença causada pelo novo coronavírus), o Compromisso de Santiago, adotado pelos Estados membros da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) na XIV Conferência Regional sobre a Mulher da América Latina e do Caribe em 2020, adquire especial relevância como ...

En este documento presentado por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a los Estados miembros en su trigésimo octavo período de sesiones, se sostiene que América Latina y el Caribe puede avanzar hacia un “gran impulso para la sostenibilidad” basado en una combinación de políticas económicas, industriales, sociales y ambientales ...

Ce document soutient que l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes peuvent s’orienter vers une « forte impulsion en faveur de la durabilité » basée sur un dosage de politiques économiques, industrielles, sociales et environnementales qui stimulera une reprise axée sur l’égalité et la durabilité et relancera un nouveau projet de développement dans la région. Le ...