Draft operational guide for implementation and follow-up of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development: second draft

Introduction .-- I. Background .-- II. Frameworks for implementing the regional agenda on population and development .-- III. Making operational the priority measures of the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development: A. Full integration of population dynamics into sustainable development with gender equality and respect for human rights. B. Rights, needs, responsibilities and the demands of girls, boys, adolescents and youth. C. Ageing, social protection and socioeconomic challenges. D. Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services. E. Gender equality. F. International migration and protection of the human rights of all migrants. G. Territorial inequality, spatial mobility and vulnerability. H. Indigenous peoples: interculturalism and rights. I. Afro-descendants: rights and combating racial discrimination.

Inside and outside the afro-Caribbean diaspora

Includes bibliography

Equity and exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples

Includes bibliography

"Tablero de comando" para la promoción de los biocombustibles en Colombia

Incluye Bibliografía

Propuesta de ampliación del segundo objetivo de desarrollo del milenio: un estado de avance

Incluye Bibliografía

Understanding poverty from a gender perspective

Includes bibliography

La industria extractiva en América Latina y el Caribe y su relación con las minorías étnicas

Incluye Bibliografía

Ecuador: defining and measuring multidimensional poverty, 2006-2010

Includes bibliography

El perfil demográfico y socioeconómico de la población uruguaya según su ascendencia racial

Incluye Bibliografía

Reduction of infant mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: uneven progress requiring a variety of responses

Infant mortality has unquestionably declined throughout Latin America over the last decade, even under conditions of low and unstable economic growth and a meagre overall reduction of poverty in the region. The declines in infant mortality vary from one country to another. The persistence of high infant mortality rates is related to low income, teenage pregnancy and lack of access to basic services, as well as to the lack of appropriate health care infrastructure. At the same time, both the rural population as a whole, and the indigenous and Afro-descendent population in particular, has fallen markedly behind, with overall infant mortality rates much higher than among the rest of the population. Moreover, the cause and incidence of death in this age group have been changing according with the changes in neonatal and post-neonatal deaths. Our editorial line-up has created space for opinions from adolescents and youth, as well as from policy experts on the problem, its causes, and approaches to dealing with infant mortality. We also offer succinct information on a broad range of programmes—utilizing various interventions—in different countries of the region regarding maternal and infant care, in an attempt to bring about a reduction in mortality.

ECLAC Notes Nº 46

Regional Energy Integration Looks Distant But Could be Crucial WTO and Free Trade Agreement Dispute Settlement Mechanisms Progress OPINION Central America: Poor Terms for the Terms of Trade, by José Luis Machinea HIGHLIGHTS Integration Schemes in Crisis and the Convergence of Trade Agreements, by Osvaldo Rosales INDICATORS: Economic Growth and Employment Direct Action in Favour of Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendents Rises Recent Titles Calendar

ECLAC Notes Nº 13

The new face of the region's citiesIndigenous and afro-american people live in poverty Opinion: Development financing in the new international contextHighlights: The impact of economic reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean Indicators The demographic opportunity Recent titles Calendar