A report by ECLAC and the World Food Programme indicates that malnutrition had an impact equal to 4.3% of GDP in Ecuador, 2.3% in Mexico and 0.2% in Chile. (24 April 2017) The combined impact of undernutrition and of overweight and obesity —also known as the double burden of malnutrition— has a significant negative impact […]
During a keynote speech given at ECLAC’s headquarters, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski urged countries in the region to defend multilateralism. (November 30, 2016) Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski called on Latin American countries to build more egalitarian societies that will allow them to face the challenges of globalization, during a speech today at the headquarters of […]
New round of discussions will be held at ECLAC’s headquarters on November 21-25, 2016. (November 15, 2016) Delegates from the 22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that adhered to the regional initiative for the effective application of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in the region—which refers to access […]
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, held its first meeting on November 1 in Santo Domingo. (November 1, 2016) Social development ministers and senior officials from Latin America and the Caribbean met today in the Dominican Republic to acknowledge the importance of safeguarding social investment and […]
ECLAC/ILO report indicates that urban unemployment rose during the first half of 2016 and could average 8.6% this year, with notable heterogeneity among countries and subregions. (October 19, 2016) During the first half of 2016, labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean continued suffering the effects of a regional economic contraction, registering a significant […]
